Obama has Nearly Quadrupled Renewable Energy on Public Lands

[UrbScotty]

With two years of the Obama administration, almost four times as much clean energy has been put on the grid on public lands as in all the previous 40 years.

All the renewable energy ever permitted on public lands totaled 1,800 MW by the end of 2008. In the last two years, the Department of the Interior has approved 6,600 MW of new projects.

Rapid and responsible fast track utility-scale production of clean energy is a solution to the climate destabilization caused by continuing the reliance on fossil energy.

These approvals for 25 utility-scale renewable energy projects on public lands are enough to power 2.3 million out of the 102 million American households. Not all the renewable projects are on public land.

http://cleantechnica.com/2011/12/31/obama-has-nearly-quadrupled-renewable-energy-on-public-lands/

[dennis4868]

1. thanks for posting...

a nice positive Obama story so it won't get any play here at the anti Obama website.

[JustAnotherGen]

2. And we need more!

This could be a huge part of a new Works Program . . . If we have the right people elected in the House and Senate this November. We have people out of work who are skilled tradespeople that could swing the hammers to get it done. We have to get this President a Congress that will "make him" sign the bill to authorize it.

I'll never understand people who don't get that we need to spend more money, to make more money (taxes) by way of putting people to work for the common good.

Eta - proud to be the fifth rec!