Posted by Jonathan Adler:
Renewable Energy v. Wildlife
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_04_12-2009_04_18.shtml#1239912290
Environmental activists and alternative energy enthusiasts [1]continue
to discover that there's no such thing as "green" energy -- if by that
we mean significant sources of energy free of significant
environmental impacts.
Renewable-energy development, which the Obama administration has
made a priority, is posing conflicts between economic interests and
environmental concerns, not entirely unlike the way offshore oil
and gas development pits economics against environment. But because
of concerns about climate, many environmentalists and government
agencies could find themselves straddling both sides, especially in
Western states where the federal government is a major landowner.
As the push for renewable-energy development intensifies across the
United States, scientists and activists have begun to voice concern
that policymakers have underestimated the environmental impact of
projects that are otherwise "green."
References
1.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/15/AR2009041503622.html?hpid=topnews
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