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California Solar Development Often Occurring On Wilderness Lands
2015-10-20 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: More than half of the large solar energy installations that have been built or are planned in California are being constructed on undeveloped lands rather than in previously developed, less-sensitive areas, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, said that of 161 planned or operating utility-scale solar power developments in the state, more than 50 percent are being located on natural shrub or scrublands, such as the Mojave Desert. About 28 percent have been...
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Category:Electronics and Electrical