Renewable energy threatens the planet. Who knew?
Our nation runs the risk of damaging the environment, in the name of saving the environment.
There are negative consequences from producing energy from the sun, the wind and the earth.
So, at least, said Lamar Alexander, the Republican senator from Tennessee and a long-time conservationist, during a speech today at Resources for the Future.
What’s he worried about? The danger that developing thousands of wind turbines, building solar-thermal power plants which spread across the desert and cultivating acres upon acres of land for biofuels will create “energy sprawl,” consuming too much territory and threatening wildlife.
Citing a a study by the Nature Conservancy, Alexander warned that “during the next 20 years, new energy production, especially biofuels and wind power, will consume a land mass larger than the state of Nebraska.”
What’s his solution? Nuclear power, which produces lots of low-carbon electricity in a way that’s least likely to harm wildlife and the landscape. [click to continue…]
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