Dianne Feinstein

Sierra Club commends Senator Feinstein for her dedication to protecting the California desert.

We agree with Senator Feinstein that the nation needs to increase the generation and use of renewable energy as quickly as we can.

We also appreciate Senator Feinstein's inclusion of provisions authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to permanently retire grazing permits within the Mojave Trails National Monument

The history of Senator Feinstein's leadership in insuring that thousands of acres of desert lands are protected for future generations is also clear, as is the legislative history related to the intent of the Act with respect to adjacent…

We applaud Senator Feinstein for her strong leadership regarding wilderness protections.

We appreciate and support Senator Feinstein's effort to conserve important lands in California and promote responsible renewable energy development.

We want to commend Senator Feinstein for recognizing the need for climate change and wildlife corridor studies.

The areas protected in Senator Feinstein's conservation bill will help numerous imperiled animals and declining desert plants.

We acknowledge the courtesy and professionalism of Senator Diane Feinstein and her staff for including our members

Senator Feinstein's staff is to be commended for navigating the many challenges of issues and viewpoints across the political spectrum.

Senator Feinstein's legislation is an important step toward balancing America's need to shift to clean energy as quickly as possible with the need to protect our precious wildlands.

We do not need to sacrifice special places on public lands to obtain the renewable energy necessary to meet the unprecedented challenge of global warming

We are grateful to Senator Feinstein that a number of elements of the proposed legislation will assist the state, region, and country in identification and development of solar development lands.

We believe that our country does not have to choose between protecting our special places and having the renewable energy that we need to address the climate challenge.

We commend Senator Feinstein for her leadership in protecting California's fragile and extraordinary desert resources

We strongly urge the Committee and Senator Feinstein to direct the BLM to revisit the West Mojave Plan's provisions limiting solar development.

Senator Feinstein's staff asked for our input early and often, as they did with other stakeholders.

We have worked long and hard with Senator Feinstein to make sure the proposals are good for our customers and employees.

I want to take just a moment to point out the extraordinary steps that Senator Feinstein has taken to build consensus for this legislation.

You have heard testimony from some who say that the protection of these lands will significantly harm the prospects for renewable energy development in the California desert. Our review of the bill in the context of other efforts currently…

I also would like to express our appreciation to Senator Feinstein for her leadership in working to protect the California Desert.

We applaud Senator Feinstein for her leadership and vision in protecting these critical lands.

We appreciate and support Senator Feinstein's acknowledgment that mitigation efforts and funding are essential to a comprehensive and robust renewable energy program.

We appreciate Senator Feinstein's commitment to both protect conservation land and promote responsible yet rapid generation of renewable energy on appropriate lands.

I appreciate your desire to protect the California desert region from development that would reduce its essential character.