The Conservation Current
Energy, public lands, and the wild tradeoffs in between.

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20
Nov

Pulse of the Land - 11/19/2025

A weekly brief for conservation and cleaner energy
4 min read
24
Oct
Grow the Grid, Spare the Backcountry - FERC's Oct 16th Meeting Summary

Grow the Grid, Spare the Backcountry - FERC's Oct 16th Meeting Summary

Faster hookups, tighter (digital) maps, fewer new scars (if we choose)
4 min read
19
Oct
Orchestrating Energy to Protect Public Land

Orchestrating Energy to Protect Public Land

Grid efficiency spares wild places. AI may gulp power, but it can also orchestrate when and where we use it.
5 min read
07
Oct
Salt at Sunset

Salt at Sunset

How sodium-ion batteries turn noon sunshine into reliable 7 p.m. power. And the impact to public land.
5 min read
26
Sep
What BLM's RMP Amendment Changes for the Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment for the Greater Sage-Grouse Rangewide Planning

What BLM's RMP Amendment Changes for the Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment for the Greater Sage-Grouse Rangewide Planning

From pipelines to powerlines: what the sage grouse amendment shift means for conservation and extraction.
3 min read
23
Sep
What would happen on public lands if 25% of our grid ran on nuclear?

What would happen on public lands if 25% of our grid ran on nuclear?

Forcasting the future management on US public lands if nuclear energy becomes more prominant and sourcing uranium comes home.
8 min read
16
Sep
Summary of the Resource Management Plans that could be scrapped by Congress's CRA - North Dakota, Central Yukon (AK), PRB (MT)

Summary of the Resource Management Plans that could be scrapped by Congress's CRA - North Dakota, Central Yukon (AK), PRB (MT)

A detailed review of the science backed RMPs.
5 min read
12
Sep
The People’s Ground

The People’s Ground

A field guide of public lands and energy. Conserve it or use it?
6 min read
06
Sep
Roadless, Not Reckless

Roadless, Not Reckless

Why opening 58 million acres for “a few roads” is overreach, and how the rule keeps water clean, wildlife connected, and fires fewer.
3 min read
04
Sep
The Big Beautiful Land Grab: Short-Term Energy, Long-Term Consequences

The Big Beautiful Land Grab: Short-Term Energy, Long-Term Consequences

We may have avoided selling off public lands, but new leases and environmental rollbacks still put ecosystems at risk.
5 min read