California Solar Development Often Occurring On Wilderness Lands

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By Yale Environment 360Oct 20, 2015, 12:20 pm160 pts
More than half of the large solar energy installations that have been built or are planned in California are being Solar power plant in California's Mojave Desert constructed on undeveloped lands rather than in previously developed, less-sensitive areas, according to a new study. Researchers at the University…

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