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December 22nd, 2009, 10:20
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/12/500x_mojave.jpgThe Mojave Desert (http://gizmodo.com/tag/mojavedesert/)—last seen on our virtual pages when the SpaceShipTwo was unveiled (http://gizmodo.com/5420768/first-images-of-spaceshiptwo-first-commercial-passenger-spacecraft-in-history)—has leapt into the news again today, thanks to Senator Dianne Feinstein (http://gizmodo.com/tag/senatordiannefeinstein/)'s legislation which will stop 13 solar plants (http://gizmodo.com/tag/solarplants/) and wind turbines from moving in.
It'll certainly be a hindrance to California's plans of generating a third of their electricity from the renewable energy (http://gizmodo.com/tag/renewableenergy/) made from the million acres that had been slated for the eco-friendly wind-traps. Feinstein's reason for blocking the move is due to the national monuments which were promised to the area a decade ago, the land having been donated by an environmental group.
Sure, solar farms (http://gizmodo.com/tag/solarfarms/) don't exactly add much to the beautiful scenery of the Mojave Desert, but I remember seeing on a road trip between San Francisco and Lake Tahoe earlier this year the most amazing collection of windmills—I was awed. It'd be a sad day if Feinstein manages to get her legislation passed, but on the other hand, I can very much appreciate wanting to protect such important land. A million acres, though—surely we can come to some sort of compromise? [NYT (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/22/business/energy-environment/22solar.html)]
Image Credit: Lassi.Kurkijavi (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lassi_kurkijarvi/3948198367/)
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It'll certainly be a hindrance to California's plans of generating a third of their electricity from the renewable energy (http://gizmodo.com/tag/renewableenergy/) made from the million acres that had been slated for the eco-friendly wind-traps. Feinstein's reason for blocking the move is due to the national monuments which were promised to the area a decade ago, the land having been donated by an environmental group.
Sure, solar farms (http://gizmodo.com/tag/solarfarms/) don't exactly add much to the beautiful scenery of the Mojave Desert, but I remember seeing on a road trip between San Francisco and Lake Tahoe earlier this year the most amazing collection of windmills—I was awed. It'd be a sad day if Feinstein manages to get her legislation passed, but on the other hand, I can very much appreciate wanting to protect such important land. A million acres, though—surely we can come to some sort of compromise? [NYT (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/22/business/energy-environment/22solar.html)]
Image Credit: Lassi.Kurkijavi (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lassi_kurkijarvi/3948198367/)
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