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hunter

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3. Renewable energy projects shouldn't be sited on ANY previously undeveloped land or seascape.

Reply to Bayard (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 1, 2024, 03:32 PM

Jun 2024

Do we really have to cover every square meter of the earth's surface with our stuff?

There are still plenty of rooftops, parking lots, etc. we could cover with solar panels. Many of these are in existing desert communities.

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We have to destroy the natural environment in order to save it... hunter Jun 2024 #1

How can they destroy endangered species of plant and animal (Desert Tortoise)? Bayard Jun 2024 #2

Renewable energy projects shouldn't be sited on ANY previously undeveloped land or seascape. hunter Jun 2024 #3

Who the Hell signed off on this project ?? This is NUTS !! nt eppur_se_muova Jun 2024 #4

Kern County approved it. hunter Jun 2024 #5

AND it's on private land ... corps and other right wingers are very big on THEIR property "rights". nt eppur_se_muova Jun 2024 #6

It would be helpful if our "but her emails" media... NNadir Jun 2024 #7