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According to this [0], the water comes from a natural spring. The electricity could be generated on site with solar panels. Doesn't seem that outlandish to me
by rootusrootus 5y ago
According to this [0], the water comes from a natural spring. The electricity could be generated on site with solar panels. Doesn't seem that outlandish to me.
[0] https://www.greenlodgingnews.com/how-xanterras-furnace-creek-resort-is-sustainable/#:~:text=Furnace%20Creek%20and%20its%20namesake,of%20water%20for%20several%20purposes https://www.greenlodgingnews.com/how-xanterras-furnace-creek....
- rurp 5y agoIt's not readily apparent but pulling water out of the regular ecosystem in a desert environment like this is crushing to the local wildlife population. I spend a lot of time in the desert in this part of the country and it's tragic how many springs are dry these days due in large part to ground and spring water being taken for things like this golf course. I absolutely think that having a golf course like this is a terrible waste. Not to mention that this is in a National Park; a place whose ostensible purpose is to protect and preserve nature! If you try camping outside of an official campground there (something totally fine and legal on the vast majority of public land) you'll get kicked out with a ticket. Meanwhile that same park is making a hard life even harder for local endangered plants and animals.