Delicate biocrusts are used to restore drylands; instead of cultivating them in high-tech greenhouses, researchers are growing them under solar farms.
Solar sprawl is tearing up the Mojave Desert. Is there a better way? - Anchorage Daily News
Activists fear a new threat to biodiversity—renewable energy
Hottest year ever, what can be done? Plenty: more renewables and nuclear, less methane and meat - Newsday
BLM To Accelerate Solar Energy Development on Public Lands in the West
Solar sprawl is tearing up the Mojave Desert. Is there a better way? - Anchorage Daily News
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Solar panels could save California. But they hurt the desert - Los Angeles Times
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Why Conservation Leasing on Public Lands Is a Win-Win for Renewables and Wildlife - Center for American Progress
Under solar panels, desert restoration gets a leg up
Inflation Reduction Act and renewable energy development: its advantages and limitations
How solar farms took over the California desert: 'An oasis has become a dead sea', California
Inflation Reduction Act and renewable energy development: its advantages and limitations
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