John,
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management just updated its plan to develop solar energy on public lands in the western United States — and it's a true disaster for the wild.
The Western Solar Plan opens up 31 million acres to solar development: a shocking 50% increase over earlier proposals. It threatens iconic places like Great Basin National Park, the foothills of the Eastern Sierra, Canyon Country in Utah, the shores of Great Salt Lake, and Nevada’s Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge — which provides extensive habitat for greater sage grouse.
There's a better way forward. Help champion safe, wildlife-friendly solar.
We need solar energy and other smart climate solutions to address the climate crisis, but we need them in the right places. The agency's new plan targets some of the country's most sensitive wildlands, endangering the animals and native plants — like pronghorn antelope and desert tortoises — who’ve lived there for millennia.
The Bureau of Land Management should adopt a plan limiting solar development to 8 million acres of already degraded public lands, where it won't harm wildlife or their homes.
Tell the agency to support a clean-energy future that doesn’t sacrifice beloved wild places.
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