Rob
> When was anyone in support of wind and solar energy talking about
converting
> natural ecosystems? There's plenty of land that has already been
converted to
> human use that could be multipurpose, and should at least be given a
chance to
> see how far it can go. I mean really, what does the roof on your house do
> besides reflect and waste sun energy? That space has already had its
biomass
> displaced. Might as well use those before arguing to start converting
> currently UNALTERED natural spaces designated as "reserves" and
"preserves"
> sheesh. :)
>
> The most beautiful piece of human altered land that I've seen was in the
hills
> surrounding Oakland, California. While this once was a fantastic piece of
the
> native floristic province, it had been trashed with mining and erurasian
> grasses for cattle. But it was currently being used for both cattle and
wind
> energy and neither seemed bothered that the other was happening in the
same
> place. That farmer actually might be making money...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeffrey Fullerton
> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 2:36 AM
> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Subject: NANFA-- Re: Environment down the tubes
>
> biomass, solar and wind require more space for production-
> which means more land must be altered that could otherwise support a
> natural ecosystem.
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