Jamie Williams, President of the Wilderness Society, and Nancy Pfund, Founder and Managing Partner of DBL Partners, pleaded with the Bureau of Land Management to finalize California's Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP). They argue in their post on The Hill that DRECP would help make California a leader not just in renewable energy, but in renewable energy that works well with wildlife conservation. An excerpt:

"The need for a solid plan is clear in the California desert, a region already feeling the impacts of prolonged drought and rising temperatures from climate change. If we’re going to get serious about slowing the march toward extinction for many native plants and animals, we must move swiftly to invest in clean energy, while taking steps to conserve wild places. With protection, these desert lands can become a wide, connected safe-haven, providing enough space for plants and animals to migrate and adapt to a warming temperatures....

...As leaders in both conservation and renewable energy, we encourage the BLM [Bureau of Land Management] to move quickly to finalize the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan. We can seek renewable energy solutions without spoiling our precious public lands. California is poised to demonstrate to the nation that ambitious goals, combined with intelligent planning, can yield exceptional results. Let’s push this innovative plan over the finish line."

Read the whole post here.