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Agencies will review Western energy corridors with wildlands and clean energy...
Apr 1, 2014Arches National Park's borders could become a corridor for electric transmission lines, spoiling its spectacular scenic vistas.flickr, TobiasFederal agencies will be reviewing plans for...
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Americans choose energy conservation over production, says new Gallup poll
Apr 11, 2014Solar energy panels.Bart Speelman, FlickrAmericans still favor energy conservation over oil, gas and coal production, says a new Gallup poll that asked Americans young and old how they felt...
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Mitigation
Solar panels.Oregon Department of Transportation, flickrThe Wilderness Society works to ensure that renewable energy development on public lands occurs in the right places and in the right ways.What...
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Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act
Trail Restoration Project. Portions of revenue from renewable energy development can be reinvested into local communities to help offset some of the impacts on wildlife and their habitat.Southwest...
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Campaigns to Advance Renewable Energy
Solar panels.Mike Baker, flickrOur work at The Wilderness Society is aimed at conserving America’s wildest places while also helping to shape policies and practices that can help limit the negative...
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Paying Back the Land
Solar Panels at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.Jason St. Sauver / USFWSAll forms of energy development, including wind and solar, can leave a lasting mark on our public lands and wildlife. The...
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Financial investment in power line studies for the southwest could protect...
Jul 29, 2015Alex DaueAmerica needs new power lines to get clean energy to our homes and businesses and work should be done to ensure those lines avoid sensitive lands.Photo by NREL.Power lines are...
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President Obama’s Clean Power Plan could lessen impacts of climate change on...
Aug 3, 2015A power plant in the Four Corners region.lanl.govPresident Obama takes historic step to lessen pollution from power plantsThere is no greater threat to the long term health of our wild lands...
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Oct 24, 2015WASHINGTON, DCStatement by Jamie Williams, President, The Wilderness SocietyThe Wilderness Society issued the following statement about President Obama’s weekly radio address that calls on...
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Obama administration takes next step in federal coal reforms
Mar 25, 2016Following its recent moratorium on coal leases on public lands, the Obama Administration has now announced it is diving into the next step of its review of the federal coal program. On...
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