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8 Earth Jurisprudence & Envtl. Just. J. 24 (2018)
From Land or from Air: Why a Unified Energy Resource Scheme Is Necessary When the Answer Is Both

handle is hein.journals/earjujo8 and id is 20 raw text is: FROM LAND OR FROM AIR: WHY A UNIFIED ENERGY RESOURCE SCHEME IS NECESSARY WHEN THE ANSWER IS BOTH J. Brent Marshall* I. INTRODUCTION The clear majority of energy consumption worldwide comes from petroleum, natural gas, coal, solar, wind, and hydroelectric sources.' Renewable sources - like wind and solar - are projected to more than double in the next quarter century worldwide, while natural gas simultaneously climbs towards being the most consumed source.2 These two categories will account for most of the worldwide energy production if projections hold.3 In the United States, wind power alone accounts for 5.6% of energy production.' This marks a 400% increase in 9 years. Some commentators have claimed that success of renewable energy rests on the increase of wind power.6 The economics of solar power are not as promising - as it retains its long-term position as emerging technology - but the positive effects on climate change and the steady decline of prices for solar photovoltaic panels are driving a surge of solar power production * J.D. Candidate 2018, Florida State University College of Law. I would like to thank Rachel Lopez for assistance editing and preparing this article. I U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL ENERGY OUTLOOK 2017 20-21 (2017). 2 Id. 3 See Id. 4 Frequently Asked Questions, U.S. Energy Information Administration, https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&t=3 (last visited Nov. 6, 2017). 5 K.K. Duvivier & Roderick E. Wetsel, Jousting at Windmills: When Wind Power Development Collides with Oil, Gas, and Mineral Development, 55 ROCKY MOUNTAIN MINERAL L. INSTITUTE 9-1, 9-2 (2009) (citing Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Table Es1.B (2008)), https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/archive/xls/epmO3O8.zip) (showing that wind power accounted for 1% of power production in 2007). 6 Id. 24

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