The sun shines almost year round on Arizona, and with strong local support for renewable energy and proximity to urban energy markets, it is a great place for solar energy development.
The annual Solar Decathlon was held on the on the National Mall in Washington DC through the beginning of October, and while the solar-rooftops and rain gardens might not directly showcasing ways to conserve our natural spaces and wild places, each of the unique designs in the competition show h
You hear the phrase SXSW and you may think music and film fest. What many don’t know is that the world acclaimed music festival has now grown include an environmental component.
This week, National Journal has a very interesting topic for its Energy & Environment blog series: Where does energy fit into President Obama’s jobs plan?
But one consistent theme rose above the chorus: if America doesn't choose to lead in the development of clean renewable technologies, we will become followers to the rest of the world.
Read this letter from The Wilderness Society thanking Senator Sanders (I-VT) for introducing S 1108, the Ten Million Solar Roofs Act, by clicking the link below.
Read comments from The Wilderness Society and Western Resource Advocates on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Cost Allocation and Transmission Planning (Docket No. RM10-23-000) by clicking the link below.
The following statement from The Wilderness Society Vice President for Public Policy Melanie Beller is regarding the House-passed Energy and Water Appropriations bill:
The Department of Interior announced plans today to dig deeper with their environmental review as part of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) development of a solar siting and permitting program for public lands in the six southwestern states.