to block the building of a solar farm, which would be the largest in America east of the Rocky Mountains, after local residents organized themselves in opposition out of concern over the impact on the environment, property values, and electricity prices.
And biomass and biofuel makers have long claimed their products are high tech, requiring processing in factories to turn wood into pellets, and distill corn into ethanol. But the problem conservationists had with ethanol and biomass was never simply about carbon emissions or air pollution. Indeed,revealing just how terrible biofuels are for the environment was made by a conservation attorney worried about the impact of biofuels expansion on fragile ecosystems.
Even when building solar and wind farms doesn’t require clear-cutting forests they still have massive ecological impacts.And while building solar farms in the desert doesn’t require clear-cutting forests, they still have massive impacts on landscapes.
Frankly this renewable energy business is a crock of bovine excrement. Fixing climate change? Well it’s a pipe dream.
There are already so many other options. But humans like to resist change. Stick to the status quo. And it'll kill us if we keep it up.
As more countries rise out of “poverty” ; emulating the west .This will only lead to mass flooding. e.g. The model of the western prosperity should not be copied in warmer countries. As we argue to protect our livelihoods the world gets warmer. Keep a boat handy!
The New religion of climatology is still defining it's commandments
Quite possibly. Greenness has always been more a political category than an ecological one.
may other renewables be everlasting
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