Posted by: Sandy Steinman | November 23, 2014

BLM Rejects Mojave Desert Solar Project

The LA Times reported

The Bureau of Land Management on Thursday denied a Spanish company’s application to build a controversial renewable energy facility in the Mojave Desert’s remote Silurian Valley, deciding the sprawling project “would not be in the public interest.”

Read full story at  BLM rejectes application for Silurian Valley energy project – LA Times.

Many environmental groups had opposed the solar energy installation. This is a big win for the desert.


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  1. narhvalur's avatar

    Reblogged this on Ann Novek–With the Sky as the Ceiling and the Heart Outdoors.


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