US Blocks New Solar Projects For “Needed” Environmental Study
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From telegraph.co.uk...
The US government is putting a hold on new solar energy projects on public land for two years so it can study the environmental impact of sun-driven plants.
The Bureau of Land Management says the moratorium on solar proposals is needed to determine how a new generation of large-scale projects could affect plants and wildlife on the land it manages.
Brad Collins, of the American Solar Energy Society isn't pleased, and is quoted as saying "If there is an environmental concern, that can be addressed without putting a halt to this technology and helping to impact our greenhouse gas emissions and ...
