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Is it okay to sacrifice one part of the environment to save another? Part II
March 25th, 2009 | 
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In the previous post I discussed one problem with giant solar farms. On the surface they appear to be a great idea. Who wouldn’t want to create energy cleanly from the sun?
Unfortunately, there are factors involved that we miss – one being the destruction of sensitive ecosystems.
Here’s an excerpt from and article that discusses just such a situation that is occurring out in the Mojave Dessert.
…could this politically backed, popularly supported solar surge spiral into eco-disaster? That’s what some say is happening to the Carrisa Plains, a sparsely populated swath of arid, sunny and relatively cheap land in eastern San Luis Obispo County, where three of the world’s largest solar plants ever proposed are under review.
You can read the rest of the article at Time’s Website.
Posted in Environmental Issues, Environmental Protection | 
Tags: Disaster, Environment, Mojave Dessert, Sacrifice, Sensitive Ecosystems, Solar Farms, Solar Plants, Sun | 
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