As the nation moves to some sort of carbon reduction strategy, no matter our individual perspectives on the topic, the advance of wind and solar energy generation, under the broad label of "green energy," has come to Wyoming with a "gold rush" pace - and almost more concerning - "gold rush" mentality. Seemingly every acre - sage grouse core area, private, state and federal lands, important viewsheds and otherwise - is up for grabs in the interest of "green, carbon-neutral technologies" no matter how truly "brown" the effects are on the land. Functionally, it is like taking a short cut to work through a playground full of school children and claiming "green" as a defense because you were driving a Toyota Prius.