Original sentence: A December 2010 deadline looms for qualification for federal stimulus funds in the form of ARRA money.California utilities are mandated to get 33% of their energy from renewable sources by 2020.Panoche Valley is considered critical habitat for many of the Central Valley's Threatened and Endangered species, including the San Joaquin Kit Fox, Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard, Tiger Salamander and Giant Kangaroo Rat
Edited sentence: California utilities are mandated to get 33% of their energy from renewable sources by 2020 yet penalties for failing to meet this mandate are non-existent and mostly used as reason to rush the planning and approval process for solar start-ups hoping to meet the December 2010 deadline to qualify for federal stimulus funds in the form of ARRA money.In light of the many opportunities available in rooftop and distributed solar, it's unclear why environmental destruction on this scale is necessary in America's quest for renewable power.Panoche Valley is considered a last refuge for many of the Central Valley's Threatened and Endangered species, including the San Joaquin Kit Fox, Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard, Tiger Salamander and Giant Kangaroo Rat.Questions have been raised about the logic for increasing U.dependence on foreign food, eliminating grassland that sequesters more carbon than a forest and ruining pristine open space & sensitive wildlife habitat in the name of the environment