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Is "nearly ten square miles" supposed to be a lot? The Black Thunder coal mine occupies a lot more land than that and the railroads needed for its 25 trains pe
by shereadsthenews 8y ago
Is "nearly ten square miles" supposed to be a lot? The Black Thunder coal mine occupies a lot more land than that and the railroads needed for its 25 trains per day of coal occupy more space than any HVDC transmission system. The fact is we have more than enough free space for all the solar and wind America needs. Put PV all over Edwards AFB and you'd supply a substantial fraction of all of it.
By the way the USA has over 2 billion parking spaces. Somehow we find the space for what we value.