renewable energy

Renewable Energy and Brownfields in California

May 6, 2010

This profile highlights potential for renewable energy development on brownfields in California.

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Revitalizing contaminated lands with renewable energy

Oct 22, 2009

Renewable energy is the key to America's economic prosperity and sustainable energy future. Exciting technologies for harnessing the power of the sun, the wind, and the earth's heat are continuing to be improved and embraced across the country. Individual states' mandated Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS), renewable energy tax incentives, and the growing public support for renewables is spurring the industry to unprecedented levels of development.

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Land Use and Renewable Energy Generation

May 1, 2009

Renewable energy offers the opportunity to decrease greenhouse gas emissions by transitioning away from polluting fossil fuels. To maximize the benefits of renewable resources, potential environmental impacts must be factored into siting decisions. This fact sheet provides an overview of distributed and utility-scale generation and principles for responsibly siting renewable energy projects.

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Renewable Resource Potential on Public Lands

Oct 21, 2009

Our public lands have immense potential for renewable energy generation. Responsible development of these resources will be critical in ensuring our clean energy future also protects our land, water, and communities.

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Renewable Electricity Standards

Jun 10, 2009

Renewable Electricity Standards (RES) are regulatory policies that mandate increased production of renewable energy sources. This fact sheet provides an overview of RES policies across the United States.

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Geothermal Energy Development on Public Lands

May 15, 2009

This fact sheet provides an overview of geothermal energy technologies, aspects of development on public lands, and principles for sustainable large-scale geothermal energy development.

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Wind Energy Development on Public Lands

Jun 1, 2009

This fact sheet provides an overview of wind energy technologies, aspects of development on public lands, and principles for sustainable large-scale wind energy development.

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Solar Energy Development on Public Lands

Jun 1, 2009

This fact sheet provides an overview of solar energy technologies, aspects of development on public lands, and principles for sustainable large-scale solar energy development.

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Renewable Energy Fact Sheet

Jun 15, 2009

Now is the time to move to a new energy future by developing clean, renewable energy sources. It's essential renewable energy development on our public lands is done in a sustainable way, allowing us to curb greenhouse gas emissions without sacrificing our most important landscapes.

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White House aims to fast-track solar power

Patrick Reis, Politico
Dec 17, 2010

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Obama administration officials on Thursday unveiled a key piece of their plan to jump-start the solar power industry: opening up public lands for “sun farms” and other solar power projects.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Energy Secretary Steven Chu released a draft document intended to speed the process for obtaining permits for clean energy sun farms on land held by the federal government, which would create 24 “solar zones” in six states.

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