{"id":2392102,"date":"2025-01-18T13:14:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T18:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevada-residents-furious-after-ancient-trees-are-bulldozed-to-make-room-for-green-solar-farm\/"},"modified":"2025-01-18T13:16:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T18:16:04","slug":"nevada-residents-furious-after-ancient-trees-are-bulldozed-to-make-room-for-green-solar-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevada-residents-furious-after-ancient-trees-are-bulldozed-to-make-room-for-green-solar-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Nevada Residents Furious After Ancient Trees Are Bulldozed to Make Room for \u2018Green\u2019 Solar Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnevada-residents-furious-after-ancient-trees-are-bulldozed-to-make-room-for-green-solar-farm%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2392102&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teh article discusses the backlash against solar energy \u200bprojects in California and Nevada, which are leading to the destruction of thousands of Joshua trees. Community members, including educators like Deric English, express frustration over projects that claim to promote\u200b environmental sustainability but \u2063result in significant ecological harm, such as bulldozing ancient trees.In Nevada, residents near \u200bthe mojave Basin solar project have\u2063 criticized the disregard for the unique ecosystem, stressing the importance of selecting sites that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-loses-as-supreme-court-orders-lower-court-to-reconsider-funding-the-border-wall\/\" title=\"Biden Loses As Supreme Court Orders Lower Court To Reconsider Funding The Border Wall\">protect endangered species<\/a>. Although the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife does not classify Joshua trees\u2063 as endangered, local inhabitants advocate for better planning to preserve these trees and their habitats. Companies involved in the projects,like Estuary Power and Avantus,argue that while construction will impact some trees,the projects aim to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">combat broader climate change issues<\/a>\u2062 that threaten the species overall.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Green Revolution has decided that nature needs to go, and some residents of Nevada and California are up in arms about it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s destroy the environment to save the environment. That seems to be the mentality,&rdquo; Deric English, who teaches at Boron Junior-Senior High School in California said about a Kern County project. according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/environment\/story\/2024-05-31\/solar-project-to-destroy-thousands-of-joshua-trees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&rdquo;It&rsquo;s hard to comprehend,&rdquo; English said, speaking of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/solar-projects-turn-disaster-groundwater-dries-leaving-residents-furious-dead-without-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">solar project<\/a> designed to provide power for coastal communities that was approved last year, even though it will mean destroying thousands of Joshua trees.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">They&rsquo;re destroying Joshua trees in CA &#128549;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T78hX5pNFj\">https:\/\/t.co\/T78hX5pNFj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fleek (@leiacorgi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leiacorgi\/status\/1875231431926186304?\">January 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Similar comments have emerged in Nevada, where a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/green-hypocrisy-solar-farm-set-destroy-left-birds-threatened-habitat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mojave Basin<\/a> solar project is also making war on Joshua trees.<\/p>\n<p>A project being built by Estuary Power has been bulldozing Joshua trees, angering the residents of nearby Mesquite, Nevada according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.8newsnow.com\/news\/local-news\/nevadas-joshua-trees-bulldozed-in-mesquite-solar-company-defends-solar-farm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KLAS-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Even though it is private property, there&rsquo;s 1000-year-old trees out here.&nbsp; They&rsquo;re just bulldozing with no regard,&rdquo; KALS quoted one community resident whose name was withheld as saying.<\/p>\n<p>James Stanfill of Mesquite said he was unhappy with the site being chosen.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;d like to see better selection of sites for solar projects in the future that doesn&rsquo;t have, you know, an endangered tree,&rdquo; Stanfill said. &ldquo;As far as I&rsquo;m concerned, it&rsquo;s in danger. You don&rsquo;t see a whole lot of them in this state.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The species of tree being bulldozed are not endangered according to the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;d like some laws actually made so that they can be responsible about the habitat,&rdquo; Stanfill said. &ldquo;They can go out there and they can build, build around a tree.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s kind of sad that they picked that particular piece of property that was loaded with Joshua trees to do this,&rdquo; KLAS quoted what it said was another resident whose name was not used as saying. &ldquo;There won&rsquo;t be any animal sightings any longer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The site will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/solar-geoengineering-experiment-secretly-kicks-off-california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supplying power<\/a> to MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment, Overton Power District, and Wynn Las Vegas, Estuary Power has said.<\/p>\n<p>Estuary Power responded to the concerns with a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Estuary Power is constructing the Escape Solar project on 900 acres of a 2900 acre privately owned site in Lincoln County, Nevada.&nbsp; &nbsp;Estuary and our contractors are using best-in-class construction methodologies designed to protect and conserve all federal and state protected species on our site, in compliance with law, our permits, and our respect for our environment and community. &nbsp;We are also setting aside 2000 acres of private land as undisturbed habitat for all species,&rdquo; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Avantus, the company developing the California solar site, said it was benefitting the environment with its project, according to the LA Times<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While trees will be impacted during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-restores-1-billion-for-californias-train-to-nowhere-after-trump-stripped-funding\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Restores  Billion For California\u2019s \u2018Train To Nowhere\u2019 After Trump Stripped Funding\">project construction<\/a>, vastly more Joshua trees are being threatened by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-energy-secretary-says-we-dont-know-fully-if-climate-change-caused-florida-building-collapse\/\" title=\"WATCH: Biden Energy Secretary Says \u2018We Don\u2019t Know Fully\u2019 If \u2018Climate Change\u2019 Caused Florida Building Collapse\">climate change caused<\/a> by rising greenhouse gas emissions, which the Aratina solar project directly addresses,&rdquo; the company said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Deric English, a teacher at Boron Junior-Senior High School in California, criticized a Kern County project by stating, \u201cLet\u2019s destroy the environment to save the environment. That seems to be the mentality.\u201d He expressed confusion over a solar initiative approved last year that will result in the destruction of thousands of Joshua trees to provide power for coastal communities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2392103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Picture-2025-01-18T114928.662.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[48758,5592,48759],"class_list":["post-2392102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ancient-trees","tag-nevada","tag-solar-farm"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Picture-2025-01-18T114928.662.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2392102"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2392106,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392102\/revisions\/2392106"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2392103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2392102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2392102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2392102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}