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http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/21622

“Solar Energy Zones Identified in US

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22 million acres of US public lands are now called Solar Energy Zones - land that’s suitable for large, utility-scale solar plants.

The land is in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.

The land was chosen after a joint environmental study, the Draft Solar Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, conducted by the DOE and Dept of the Interior. The study was initiated in 2008.”

http://davegj13.wordpress.com/2010/03/05/obama-plans-10-million-acre-land-grab/

“Obama Plans 10 Million Acre Land Grab”

Posted on March 5, 2010

“There are many sites on the administration’s list that have key energy resources that could be developed such as oil and gas reserves. However, environmentalists that support the administration want these sites locked down to protect “animals and nature”. Again – at a time when energy independence should be a priority, why would the administration get in the way?”