Recognizing the importance, urgency and opportunity of developing alternatives to fossil fuel, The Wilderness Society and 7 conservation groups have signed onto a vision for the responsible development and transmission of renewable energy in Oregon.

These comments on the Granite Mountain Wind Energy Project and draft environmental impact statement/environmental impact report were submitted by the The Wilderness Society, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Defenders of Wildlife. Click on the file below to read the comments.

These comments on the proposed RETA Transmission Corridors in New Mexico were submitted on behalf of The Wilderness Society and our partner groups. The first set of comments is our scoping comments, and the second set is our comments on the revised proposed corridors.

The American Clean Energy and Security Act allows for wide expansion of biomass development, bringing economic opportunity to communities across the country — while protecting our nation’s most important and sensitive ecosystems. Unfortunately, efforts to fight climate change and preserve the environment are threatened by powerful industries seeking to strip key biomass sourcing safeguards and remove indirect land use change analyses from most biofuel regulations.