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DESCRIPTION:Public lands lovers, business owners, scientists and environmental 
 activists will rally Tuesday afternoon before a public Bureau of Land 
 Management meeting in Bakersfield to demand that the Trump administration 
 keep the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan in place. \n\nThe DRECP 
 is the product of eight years of planning, hundreds of public workshops and 
 tens of thousands of public comments. Implementation has just begun, but 
 the Trump administration announced last month that it is re-opening the 
 plan to comment and revision.\n\n“We have a chance to make history and 
 rebuff this attempt to undermine this scientifically based plan that took 
 years to craft through a wholly transparent public process,” said Sarah 
 Friedman of the Sierra Club.\n\n“This plan protects threatened plants, 
 animals and fragile desert landscapes while allowing for responsible clean 
 energy development,” said Ileene Anderson, a senior scientist with the 
 Center for Biological Diversity. “It’s dumbfounding that the Trump 
 administration is willing to destroy this successful collaboration. It’s 
 bad for business and the environment.”\n\nWhat: “Let the Plan Stand” 
 Rally to support the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan 
 (DRECP)\n\nWhen: Tuesday, March 6. Rally starts at 4:30 p.m. Rally 
 participants will then attend the BLM meeting, which begins at 5 
 p.m.\n\nWhere: Bakersfield BLM Field Office, 3801 Pegasus Drive, 
 Bakersfield, CA, 93308\n\nMedia availability: Supporters of the DRECP, 
 including those who worked on the plan, will be available for interviews at 
 the rally. \n\nBackground\n\nState and federal agencies began work on the 
 Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan in 2008 to help California meet 
 its clean energy goals while also protecting three dozen plants, mammals, 
 fish, birds and reptiles, including desert tortoises, Mojave fringe-toed 
 lizards and golden eagles.  \n\nBecause of the DRECP, renewable energy is 
 being developed with less environmental impact, while conservation measures 
 protect iconic desert landscapes and threatened species that are easily 
 damaged and slow to heal. The DRECP’s robust public-planning process 
 resulted in a plan that was supported by a wide variety of 
 stakeholders.\n\nThe Center for Biological Diversity is a national, 
 nonprofit conservation organization with more than 1.6 million members and 
 online activists dedicated to the protection of endangered species and wild 
 places.\n\n\nhttp://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2018/desert-renewable-energy-conservation-plan-03-05-2018.php\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/03/06/18807187.php
SUMMARY:Bakersfield Rally to Support Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan
LOCATION:Bakersfield BLM Field Office, 3801 Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield, CA, 93308
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/03/06/18807187.php
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