Solar Energy: From the fringes and into the light. The case of the Mojave and Colorado Deserts biosphere reserve.
The Mojave and sonoran Deserts of the american southwest are at the center of a rush to develop critical renewable energy resources. These important projects have been fraught with conflict and litigation, in large part because the sites selected for development are located near protected areas that could be compromised by such developments. These conflicts are unnecessary. Developing renewable energy resources, such as solar energy, can be accomplished while protecting our shared investments in our southwestern national parks and protected landscapes.
The national parks Conservation association is calling on the administration and our elected officials to protect many of america’s favorite landscapes and species while pursuing needed renewable energy projects in the right places—and we need your help and support to tell the Department of interior to make the right choices when deciding renewable energy policy.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | National Parks Conservation Association | Center for Park Research | PDF
Technical Report by Guy DiDonato | National Parks Conservation Association | Center for Park Research | PDF
