filed: March 31, 2023 • U.S.
Protecting nature is more important than ‘quickly’ building renewables, most Americans say
Credit: Robinson Meyer | March 23, 2023 | heatmap.news ~~
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Nearly 80% of U.S. adults believe conservation is more important than a speedy renewable energy rollout, our poll finds. That spells trouble for Biden’s climate agenda.
In Virginia, environmentalists fought a utility-scale solar farm that would rank among the largest on the East Coast.
In New Jersey, an ocean-conservation group is battling an offshore wind farm that could power half a million homes.
In Utah, Nevada, and even the San Francisco Bay area, green groups are threatening renewable projects that officials say are crucial to meeting local zero-carbon goals.
https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2023/03/31/protecting-nature-is-more-important-than-quickly-building-renewables-most-americans-say/