At the Nature Conservancy’s “Green Event for Georgetown Alumni” I attended last Thursday I received some shocking news: mainstream environmentalists really are attacking solar energy sited in the deserts of the U.S. southwest on the basis of its ecological footprint. …
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Solar Photovoltaics in the Desert: Under Attack
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Embracing the Cause of Clean Energy
According to The Writer’s Almanac, today is the anniversary of the first official convention of the Republican Party, which was: … held in Jackson, Michigan, on this date in 1854. Nearly 10,000 people turned out for a meeting in protest …
True Environmentalism Means Making Tough Choices
I just got an email from the Sierra Club, wanting me to get on board for a piece of environmentalism that goes like this: This year, Assembly member Felipe Fuentes has a bill that would allow the Calico Solar Project, …
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BrightSource’s Solar Thermal Plant and the Desert Tortoise
Oakland, CA-based BrightSource will soon be raising $250 million in an IPO to complete a 393-megawatt solar thermal project in the Mojave Desert. The project is under attack, however, as the land involved in the deal is home to the …
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