America Can Have More Clean Energy or More Toad Protections, Not Both
An episode playing out in Nevada provides a real-world example of the tradeoffs between environmental progress and environmental protections.
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An episode playing out in Nevada provides a real-world example of the tradeoffs between environmental progress and environmental protections.
The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to grant Endangered Species Act protection to an extremely rare butterfly called the bleached sandhill skipper. The butterfly is restricted to a single alkali wetland in Humboldt County, Nevada. It could face extinction if the Baltazor Geothermal Development Project, proposed by developer Ormat, proceeds. Geothermal energy, while a carbon-free power source, has a well-documented history of drying up nearby springs. Across the globe hot springs adjacent to geothermal projects have gone dry or cooled off, wi...