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Environment & Energy

hunter

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4. Building solar "farms" like that in the desert, like the one in the photo, is obscene.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Aug 2, 2021, 11:19 AM

Aug 2021

It might as well be a strip mine.

There's no shortage of rooftops and parking lots to cover with solar panels, where the electrical infrastructure is already in place and the electricity will be used locally.

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Behind the Rise of U.S. Solar Power, a Mountain of Chinese Coal [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 OP

Whatever happened to Kristopher? OnlinePoker Jul 2021 #1

Agreed... N/M Finishline42 Aug 2021 #2

I'm not sure I care where the energy comes from Finishline42 Aug 2021 #3

Building solar "farms" like that in the desert, like the one in the photo, is obscene. hunter Aug 2021 #4

I get why you would object but... Finishline42 Aug 2021 #5