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Solar moratorium full speed reverse

This being the 4th of July, we would like to bring you a story about the power of the people (and possibly their elected representatives) in a democracy. You may remember a story we did a few days ago about the gov'ment, specifically the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), putting the big freeze on solar power projects on land it controls in six Western states until a programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) was completed. We told you they wanted input from the public and apparently they got an earful and because of the "concerns ... Read more →

Solar power heats up. Government freezes projects. Domenick Yoney

Solar moratorium full speed reverse 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Solar power heats up. Government freezes projects. 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

With the cost of fuels and the environmental toll of traditional carbon-based sources of electricity generation quickly climbing, solar power in America has become so popular that the government has placed a moratorium on the building of any such projects on Western public land. The Bureau of Land ...

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