Develop Renewable Energy Responsibly and Protect Wilderness

Develop Renewable Energy Responsibly and Protect Wilderness

The Issue

America’s future depends on sustainable, renewable energy, but as our nation moves to develop more solar, wind and geothermal energy sources, it must take care not to destroy important wildlife habitat, water sources, or wilderness.

Those of us who love wildlands want to protect them from the damages of oil and gas drilling, industrial development and inappropriate exploitation. But in our excitement to combat climate change and develop renewable energy, we cannot forget that large solar and wind projects can have negative impacts on the land as well.

Our public lands will play an important role in providing for our nation’s energy needs, and a plan must be developed to ensure that the problems of the past related to oil and gas extraction not plague the clean energy development of the future. We can protect natural heritage and promote sustainable energy, but only with clear policies that focus on the right places.

Urge Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to put policies in place that would protect wild lands and promote green energy.

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The Wilderness SocietyPetition StarterAt <a href="http://Change.org" rel="nofollow">Change.org</a> I am Senior Director of Client Services. Before joining the team at <a href="http://Change.org" rel="nofollow">Change.org</a>, I worked as Senior Campaigner at Care2 and for two years I worked as Senior Consultant at M+R Strategic Services. My foray into online organizing began in 2004, when I co-founded Equality Ohio, an LGBT rights organization and a member organization of the national Equality Federation. In my spare time I tend a small flock of chickens in my Oakland backyard.
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The Issue

America’s future depends on sustainable, renewable energy, but as our nation moves to develop more solar, wind and geothermal energy sources, it must take care not to destroy important wildlife habitat, water sources, or wilderness.

Those of us who love wildlands want to protect them from the damages of oil and gas drilling, industrial development and inappropriate exploitation. But in our excitement to combat climate change and develop renewable energy, we cannot forget that large solar and wind projects can have negative impacts on the land as well.

Our public lands will play an important role in providing for our nation’s energy needs, and a plan must be developed to ensure that the problems of the past related to oil and gas extraction not plague the clean energy development of the future. We can protect natural heritage and promote sustainable energy, but only with clear policies that focus on the right places.

Urge Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to put policies in place that would protect wild lands and promote green energy.

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The Wilderness SocietyPetition StarterAt <a href="http://Change.org" rel="nofollow">Change.org</a> I am Senior Director of Client Services. Before joining the team at <a href="http://Change.org" rel="nofollow">Change.org</a>, I worked as Senior Campaigner at Care2 and for two years I worked as Senior Consultant at M+R Strategic Services. My foray into online organizing began in 2004, when I co-founded Equality Ohio, an LGBT rights organization and a member organization of the national Equality Federation. In my spare time I tend a small flock of chickens in my Oakland backyard.
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Ken Salazar
Ken Salazar
Secretary of the Interior

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Petition created on January 9, 2011