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More generally, if our goal is to help a certain type of environment, let's do that. Let Musk buy up land a few miles away, convert it to more wetlands w/gover
by epivosism 3y ago
More generally, if our goal is to help a certain type of environment, let's do that.
Let Musk buy up land a few miles away, convert it to more wetlands w/government help, permanently endow & protect it. The gov't could get 10x as much land protected as before - in exchange for giving up the few small acres near the launch facility.
It seems like everyone wins this way! Musk & SpaceX can do their work, environmental protection of land for the future & birds etc. has improved locally and nationally on net. The only ones who don't win are the bureaucrats who have approval over other people's productive work. So... this type of deal rarely ever happens.
- bryanlarsen 3y ago1) There are a couple of minorly endangered species near the launch site, so EPA, FWS would be involved anyway. 2) the FAA's concern is protection of humans, and the FAA is the lead agency.