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Governors' Wind Energy Coalition Solar Power’s Land Grab Hits a Snag: Environmentalists Source: By Jim Carlton and photographs by Bridget Bennett, Wall Street Journal • Posted: Sunday, June 6, 2021 Mojave Desert residents say they support clean energy, but not giant projects, citing threat to tortoises and views MOAPA VALLEY, Nev.—This windswept desert community is full of clean energy supporters including Suzanne Rebich, an airline pilot who recently topped her house with 36 solar panels. About 200 homes generate their own solar energy and a quarter of the local e...

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Additional projects, including the approved $1 billion Gemini solar and battery storage project about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northeast of Las Vegas, have sparked debate about whether they are simply too big. In Maine, a $1 billion hydropower electricity transmission corridor called the New England Clean Energy Connect would cut through sparsely populated western woods where moose reign as the state’s iconic creatures. Environmental groups disagree about whether the 145-mile (233 kilometer) corridor comes at too high a cost in loss of trees and wildlife habitat. This Aug. 13, 2014, file ...

Governors' Wind Energy Coalition Clean megaprojects divide surprise group: environmentalists Source: By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press • Posted: Tuesday, May 4, 2021 PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Sprawling wind farms located off the coast. Hydropower transmission lines that cut through some of America’s most beloved forests and rivers. Solar megaprojects of unprecedented size. As President Joe Biden’s administration plans to fight climate change by weaning the nation off fossil fuels, these large-scale renewable energy projects are the source of conflict within a see...

Updated May 3 Clean energy megaprojects, including in Maine, divide environmentalists America’s patchwork of environmental and conservation groups have disparate opinions about large-scale renewable energy projects that could rise during President Biden's tenure. By PATRICK WHITTLEAssociated Press Read Article Central Maine Power's hydropower transmission corridor would be in the vicinity of this view of Attean Pond near Jackman, as seen from a scenic pullover. A 150-foot-wide swath of land would extend 53 miles from the Canadian border into Maine's north woods. Associated Press/Robert F...