Topic: Bureau of Land Management
Financing lag holds up geothermal
Las Vegas Sun
Expert says sharp drop in Õ09 land
lease sales a Ôleveling outÕ of market When the Bureau of Land Management released results of the 2009 Nevada geothermal energy land lease auction in mid-August, it looked like the industryÕs balloon had burst. A year ago Nevada was hailed as the geothermal ...
Amargosa Valley warms up to solar plan
Las Vegas Sun
Environmentalists,
off-roaders still opposed When it comes to finding a place to build a solar power plant, what a difference a few miles can make. The latest solar plant plan for Amargosa Valley looks more popular with area residents than previous pitches because its farther out of town. And for ...
Climate change cited as Mont. leases suspended
AP News
Oil and gas leases on 38,000 acres in Montana suspended over climate changeA federal judge has approved a first-of-its-kind settlement requiring the government to suspend 38,000 acres of oil and gas leases in Montana so it can gauge how oil field activities contribute to climate change. At issue ...
Coal-fired plant may be out of steam before itÕs up
Las Vegas Sun
A controversial coal-fired power plant was supposed to be under construction near Mesquite by now. Sithe Global Power planned to have the Toquop Energy Project generating relatively cheap electricity by 2013 so it could sell the power wholesale to Nevada and other Southwest states. But the site remains empty, and ...
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