Obama's Renewable Energy

Recently, President Barack Obama has presented a plan to double U.S. electricity from wind, solar, and geothermal sources by 2020. The Obama Administration suggested an additional 10,000 megawatts of renewable energy production on public lands; it has already approved twenty-five utility-scale solar facilities, nine wind farms, and eleven geothermal plants on federal lands, that should provide enough juice to power over four million homes in the United States. Obama stated that he was attempting to reduce the negative impact on the environment by using less “dirty energy” and switching to cleaner renewable energy sources. Initially the administration was applauded by environmentalists for its efforts to provide environmentally friendly sources of energy, but recently, environmentalists have expressed objections about the impact on fragile ecosystems, plants, and animals. Many have filed lawsuits, slowing the efforts to dedicate more land to this project. In order to remedy this, precautions can be taken to protect wildlife in the area before minimally-invasive construction of solar and wind generators are constructed. But despite this, many environmentalists will continue to oppose the displacement of animals from their original habitats. Personally, I think that the positive effects of clean energy sources outweigh the negatives of using the land that could be left to animals.

 Source: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2013/07/130725-obama-renewable-energy-plan-public-lands/