Renewable energy development on federal lands /
Concerns over reliance on imported oil and greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel use have led to increased interest in producing electricity from renewable sources, including wind, solar and geothermal energy. Because federal lands, including those managed by the Department of Agriculture and In...
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Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Renewable energy: research, development and policies
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Concerns over reliance on imported oil and greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel use have led to increased interest in producing electricity from renewable sources, including wind, solar and geothermal energy. Because federal lands, including those managed by the Department of Agriculture and Interior, encompass areas with high renewable energy potential, interest has increased in permitting such activity on those lands. EPAct 2005 includes several provisions intended to increase renewable energy development on federal lands, including goals for approving renewable energy projects. This book examines the status of renewable energy permitting on federal land, including time frames for processing permits applied for since 2005; and the actions of federal land management agencies have take to facilitate this development.--from Preface. |
Carrier Form: | x, 125 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographic references and index. |
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9781626187641 (hc.) : 1626187649 |
CLC: | TK01-171.2 |
Call Number: | TK01-171.2/R411 |
Contents: | Renewable energy: agencies have taken steps aimed at improving the permitting process for development on federal lands / United States Government Accountability Office -- Bureau of Land Management's renewable energy program: a critical point in renewable energy development / U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Inspector General -- Energy projects on federal lands: leasing and authorization / Adam Vann -- Renewable energy and the BLM: solar / U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management -- Renewable energy and the BLM: wind / U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management -- Renewable energy and the BLM: geothermal / U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. |