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I urge you to pick up and read Desert Solitaire[0] and reconsider your 'wasteland' statement. Benefit/cost might be there, but for a project costing 22B it wou

I urge you to pick up and read Desert Solitaire[0] and reconsider your 'wasteland' statement. Benefit/cost might be there, but for a project costing 22B it would be sensible to study and quantify. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Solitaire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Solitaire

Felminor 4y ago
As depressing as it is, better destroying that env than the more rich env
- Rebelgecko 4y ago
  IMO as a planet we should try to move beyond that sort of colonialism. Yes the UK is a richer country, but that doesn't make their ecosystem inherently more valuable.
  - Felminor 4y ago
    I would say more diverse because the weather allows it
  - jnsaff2 4y ago
    One could argue that the environment in UK is already destroyed, why protect that instead of something that is still relatively untouched?