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Why environmentalists are fighting renewable energy development
Wall Street Journal|Aug 25, 2021
Political battles at the most local levels are slowing the pace of renewable energy deployment. Property owners in the windy and sunny parts of the U.S. are pushing back against large-scale renewable energy development. This opposition is slowing efforts to transition to a low-emission economy. This video is surprising in that researchers admit that they failed to anticipate the land-use conflicts caused by the massive sprawling wind and solar facilities.
Political battles at the most local levels are slowing the pace of renewable energy deployment. Property owners in the windy and sunny parts of the U.S. are pushing back against large-scale renewable energy development. This opposition is slowing efforts to transition to a low-emission economy. This video is surprising in that researchers admit that they failed to anticipate the land-use conflicts caused by the massive sprawling wind and solar facilities.