• verdigris@lemmy.ml
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    20 hours ago

    Desert areas can still have rich ecosystems that get severely affected by solar farms.

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      18 hours ago

      Someone said to me yesterday, why don’t we redirect the Ord River (WAus) down to Kalgoorlie (also WA) and irrigate and farm the desert. Some real-life Fremen mind at work there. My eyes rolled so hard, the “its desert, nothing lives there”, is strong with that one.

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      17 hours ago

      Oh I know, I’ve spent my life here. That doesn’t mean that it isn’t a good idea.