As a staff member of The Wilderness Society, I am well aware of how climate change is already posing a serious threat to our precious wild places. Increased forest fires, receding polar ice, drought, pests and other impacts are growing more serious by the day.
Supporters of wilderness protection and renewable energy got a boost with the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) publication of a final solar energy plan for public lands in the six southw
Located outside of Las Vegas, the 350-megawatt Moapa Solar photovoltaic solar plant, capable of powering 100,000 homes, will create financial and educational opportunities for the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians. It is a positive sign to see continued renewable energy development
An application to develop the Sonoran Solar site was approved west of Phoenix, Arizona in December 2011. If constructed, the project will produce 300 megawatts of solar energy.
The Crescent Dunes Solar project was approved in central Nevada in December 2010. The project is under construction and will produce 110 megawatts of solar energy.
The Imperial Valley Solar application was approved in the California Desert in October 2010. If constructed, the project would produce 709 megawatts of solar energy.
The government approved the Lucerne Valley Solar site in the California desert in October 2010. If constructed, the project will produce 45 megawatts of solar energy.
We can protect wildlands and wildlife, as well as facilitate responsible renewable energy development, when we guide solar projects to Solar Energy Zones.
