http://acleanenergy.tribe.net/thread/17d12cdc-a25a-44ea-b8fb-1833f0cbbdd5?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://acleanenergy.tribe.net/thread/17d12cdc-a25a-44ea-b8fb-1833f0cbbdd5#ce174241-4839-496d-80eb-a0996fc9b06e The correct link Sorry, missed a letter! http://www.basinandrangewatch.org/SolarDesert.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:59 GMT http://acleanenergy.tribe.net/thread/17d12cdc-a25a-44ea-b8fb-1833f0cbbdd5#ce174241-4839-496d-80eb-a0996fc9b06e Neotoma 2008-12-02T00:00:59Z http://acleanenergy.tribe.net/thread/17d12cdc-a25a-44ea-b8fb-1833f0cbbdd5#938b3194-3ba9-4124-8e12-464d5dcd082e While I support solar energy, I support it on rooftops and in disturbed areas. If we go with the Al Gore economy, we will be giving up hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands. Big solar farms will end up scraping up many square miles of ecosystems and destroy much of the biodiversity of this planet. Most solar power will be wet cooled parabloic trough systems which require 6 acre feet of water per megawatt. This will dry up springs and destroy many dry adapted species like the desert tortoise. Don't be fooled by the "green" economy. The green economy means massive development in the southwest. If it were really green, it would not destroy so much habitat. Check out this web site I found: www.basinandrangewatch.org/Sola...html. It really talks about the ecological impacts of green energy. You can also comment to the Obama Administration at : change.gov/page/s/energyenviro. Tell them not to ruin our public lands with green energy. Keep it on roof tops and other disturbed areas. Let's not destroy the Earth to save her. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:51:02 GMT http://acleanenergy.tribe.net/thread/17d12cdc-a25a-44ea-b8fb-1833f0cbbdd5#938b3194-3ba9-4124-8e12-464d5dcd082e Neotoma 2008-12-01T18:51:02Z