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I think you're forgetting how absolutely, insanely large the Sahara desert is. We're talking about a solar plant that will be the size of a single city. Frank
by JPKab 11y ago
I think you're forgetting how absolutely, insanely large the Sahara desert is. We're talking about a solar plant that will be the size of a single city. Frankly, I think statements like "exterminate many species" are absurdly hyperbolic. Will it kill some animals? Yes. Species? I doubt it.
- JoeAltmaier 11y agoSpecies are notoriously local. The choice will be, which species to exterminate. Probably will be done without thought, because the site will be chosen purely economically.
- JPKab 11y ago"Species are notoriously local": No they are not. Species are dependent upon habitats for which they are adapted to. If a particular species is extremely local, it is strictly because the suitable habitat for their physical characteristics is extremely localized. This isn't the Galapagos islands. This is the Sahara desert. To suggest that there is some habitat feature in one extremely small section of it that isn't present in others is just plain ridiculous. The main driver of extinction and endangerment in the Sahara has been over hunting by humans. Not habitat loss.