Monday, March 7, 2011

The land of sunshine and opportunity, or not


Lines are being drawn over the BLM's plans to make up to 4.48 million acres of land available for solar energy, with environmentalists calling for no more than 13,000 acres of public lands. Arizona Daily Star reporter Tony Davis notes the irony of different 'enviro' groups battling it out over how much solar is too much. [right, BLM lands available for solar applications]