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Wide open rural land, little environmental or people impact, some of the best consistent sun in the world
by rhegart 8y ago
Wide open rural land, little environmental or people impact, some of the best consistent sun in the world
- acidburnNSA 8y agoThus begin the challenges of ramping up distributed low-density intermittent energy harvesting by a factor of 40x.
- hyperbovine 8y agoDo you live in this community? My guess is no. And that’s the crux of the issue, though the article buries the lede somewhat.
- pixl97 8y agoRight do you live in a community that loses mountains to coal mining? That loses the coast to sea level rise? That has a nuclear facility in their back yard? There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
- yostrovs 8y agoI live near a nuke plant. It pollutes about as much as my BBQ grill. It's quiet, the birds like it, and the fishing in the adjacent lake is excellent. Some people don't like its shape but I'm used to it and the steam rising is kind of charming.
- tyu1000 8y agoDestroying a virgin desert ecosystem with an industrial installation is not little environmental impact.
- pixl97 8y agoLighting the atmosphere on fire is not a little environmental impact either. We have to choose to loose something to live a modern lifestyle.