{"id":300887,"date":"2024-02-09T20:20:44","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T19:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=300887"},"modified":"2024-02-09T20:20:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T19:20:47","slug":"biden-western-solar-plan-will-sacrifice-22-million-public-land-acres-to-fight-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=300887","title":{"rendered":"Biden Western Solar Plan will sacrifice 22 million public land acres to fight climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From CFACT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Gabriella Hoffman<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe American public could embrace this latest evolution of our shared domain.\u00a0Or we could reject further industrial development of our public lands and instead preserve them for the sake of wildlife habitat, healthy ecosystems and scenic hikes \u2014 while requiring renewable energy companies to find other places to build.\u00a0So which should we choose: clean energy or conservation?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right now, President Biden is trying to thread the needle.\u00a0The Biden administration released its long-awaited\u00a0Western Solar Plan<\/a>\u00a0last month, laying out a vision for where sprawling solar farms should be allowed \u2014 and where they should be blocked \u2014 across 11 Western states, including California. The plan covers 162 million acres overseen by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and tentatively concludes that companies should be able to propose solar projects across 22 million acres \u2014 an area roughly the size of Maine\u2026 \u201d \u2014\u00a0L.A. Times climate correspondent Sammy Roth<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Episode 414 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses the updated DOI\/BLM Western Solar Plan and its six proposals \u2013 including one to raze down 22 million public land acres across 11 states \u2013 to catalyze utility-scale solar projects. The affected states would be: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Tune in to learn about this problematic plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen on Apple Podcasts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nhttps:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/district-of-conservation\/episodes\/EP-414-Western-Solar-Plan-Threatens-22M-Public-Land-Acres-e2fdkfl\/a-aaubvf3<\/a>\n\n\n\n

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SHOW NOTES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2060Biden-Harris Administration Announces Significant Progress to Catalyze Solar Energy Development Throughout the West\u2060<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u20602024 Draft Utility-Scale Solar Energy Development PEIS\/RMPA\u2060<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2060Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Utility-Scale Solar Energy Development\u2060<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2060  The Dark Side of Solar Power\u2060<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2060The Advantages and Disadvantages of Solar Energy\u2060<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2060Utility-Scale Solar vs. Distributed Solar: Advantages and Disadvantages (Part 2)\u2060<\/a>\u2060\u2060<\/a>\u2060 BHA OPPOSES SOLAR DEVELOPMENT IN PRIORITY HABITAT, MIGRATION CORRIDORS, AND POPULAR PUBLIC LAND HUNTING GROUNDS\u2060<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2060BLM PLANS SOLAR PROJECTS ON WESTERN PUBLIC LANDS\u2060<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2060Solar Energy Development Environmental Considerations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo Credit: Gabriella Hoffman \/ Idaho \u2013 August 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From CFACT By Gabriella Hoffman \u201cThe American public could embrace this latest evolution of our shared domain.\u00a0Or we could reject further industrial development of our public lands and instead preserve them for the sake of wildlife habitat, healthy ecosystems and scenic hikes \u2014 while requiring renewable energy companies to find other places to build.\u00a0So which […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":300893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"In Episode 414 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses the updated DOI\/BLM Western Solar Plan and its six proposals \u2013 including one to raze down 22 million public land acres across 11 states \u2013 to catalyze utility-scale solar projects. 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