The Land Needs of Solar Energy. Solar energy appears pristine and untouched in its promise of clean power. However, to capture the sun's energy effectively, we need large tracts of land.

Republican lawmakers are pushing to launch a series of geothermal energy projects on federal land in the Southwest. GOP members of the House Committee on Natural Resources convened for a hearing ...

On average, that energy savings and revenue added up to $124,000 per hectare (about 2.5 acres) each year, 25 times the value of using the land to grow crops.

Plymyer cites the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) estimate that 514 acres of protected land would be affected, and suggests that’s a drop in the bucket — just 0.027% of all protected land ...

“This policy puts us on a fast track to Energy Dominance—opening up more federal land for responsible development, cutting review times nearly in half, and sending a clear message that the ...

A coalition of state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump’s attempt to stop the development of wind energy. Attorneys general from 17 states and Washington, D ...

State officials said leasing 4,000 acres of public land statewide for solar energy is part of the DNR’s plan to increase revenues for the agency and accelerate Michigan toward its goal of 100% ...

Land-use drives energy dynamics of boreal lake food webs. ScienceDaily. Retrieved July 12, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 04 / 250417145307.htm.