Tag: solar power

(From the 2009 Archives) THE FUTURE SOLAR LANDSCAPE? How “Alternative Energy” is about to TRANSFORM the American West …By Kevin Emmerich and Laura Cunningham

by stiles • May 31, 2020 • 0 Comments

A New Update from author Kevin Emmerich, May 2020: After 12 years of trying to voice reason over poorly sited renewable energy projects, it is disappointing to report that green energy developers are working with the current administration and a…

The Desert Protective Council turns 60- a bird’s eye view…by Terry Weiner

by stiles • June 2, 2014 • 3 Comments

How does a small, scrappy desert conservation organization, unheard of by most westerners, funded mainly by membership dues and run by volunteers for most of its 60 years, continue to make its voice heard on proposals for large energy development…

The Biggest Public Land Grab: The ‘Green Energy Boom’ & Mainstream Environmentalism…by Jim Stiles

by stiles • February 1, 2013 • 8 Comments

‘THE BIGGEST PUBLIC LAND GRAB’ The ‘Green Energy Boom’ & Mainstream Environmentalism Sometimes the endless open spaces of the West impress me most when I can’t see them at all. One night when I was a ranger at the…