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Here in the US, the land coverage needed to poser the country is a fraction of the land used for coal/gas/oil production, even without accounting for rooftop co
by antiterra 6y ago
Here in the US, the land coverage needed to poser the country is a fraction of the land used for coal/gas/oil production, even without accounting for rooftop coverage on existing buildings.
- s1artibartfast 6y agoIs that ownership or utilization or per kWh. On oil rig has a pretty small physical footprint
- antiterra 6y agoIt's land surface area. Some is leased/owned land that may be unutilized, but coal mining surface area on its own approaches the necessary amount of land needed. Oil rigs may have a small physical footprint by themselves, but they generally have pads cleared off for them and then fields can have multiple pads and access paths. See: https://e360.yale.edu/assets/site/_1500x750_crop_center-center/MidwaySunsetOilFieldCalifornia_MarkRalstonAFPGettyImages_2000.jpg https://e360.yale.edu/assets/site/_1500x750_crop_center-cent... https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-16/the-permian-oil-boom-is-showing-signs-of-overheating https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-16/the-permi...