• someacnt_@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I expect debates, hm Interesting this got this much upvotes

    But also why no one talked about land usage

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      4 months ago

      No one talks about land usage for solar either. Which is a real shame, because with some relatively minor redesigns solar plants can be integrated into the ecosystem without causing massive damage, instead of what usually happens which is just clear-cutting a huge field and destroying any plant and animal life there.

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        4 months ago

        Nuclear plants also have to built adjacent to reliable water supply. I’ll bet the land is more expensive and a bigger environmental impact whereas the location for solar is more flexible

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      The USA specifically has so much useless land with minimal ecological value, that if an energy project could actually be done at a federal level we could probably not have to worry about it.

      There is a whole bunch of land in central USA that is not especially unique or teaming with life, slap down a big renewable energy farm.