| Salazar signs order to fast-track solar-energy projects |
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| Written by JULIE CART, Los Angeles Times | |
| Tuesday, 30 June 2009 | |
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The Obama administration on Monday announced that it would put solar energy development in the West on a fast track, with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar signing an order that sets aside more than 1,000 square miles of public land for two years of study and environmental reviews. Read more...
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