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Any human activity had an impact on the earth. At some point even the most well-intentioned of us have to accept that some big benefits may come at some (ideal
by blunte 8y ago
Any human activity had an impact on the earth. At some point even the most well-intentioned of us have to accept that some big benefits may come at some (ideally lesser) costs.
I would ask those locals if they are ok with having no electricity other than what they can generate themselves on their own houses.
Desert may be a fragile area, but what is the real impact of its disruption? Everywhere there are tradeoffs.
- bobthepanda 8y agoPhosphorous from Saharan desert sands fertilizes the Amazon. Messing with ecosystems on a large scale will probably have serious side effects which we haven’t investigated; better to err on the side of caution.
- blunte 8y agoDefine large scale...