Letters to the Editor: Why solar energy vs. Mojave Desert wildlife is a false choice (via latimesopinion )
” highlights many of the challenges with desert solar, but the choice between “conservation” and “renewable energy” is a false one.
Failing to deploy large-scale renewable energy does not save desert species from extinction. Rather, they are out of the habitat destruction “pot” into the climate change “fire.” We should absolutely protect endangered species, but this thinking is a favorite among climate change deniers, from Tucker Carlson and former President Trump opposing wind turbines for chopping up birds, to claims that offshore wind farms harm whales. It ignores the millions of animals and habitats previously or currently destroyed by fossil fuels, from oil spills to mining operations to a rapidly heating planet.
People cannot conceive that we go back to shared mass transit, increase efficiency or truly make an honest effort to reduce the amount of energy we use. People have become too self-indulgent. Sacrifice has become a dirty word. My religious upbringing taught me that sacrifice was a loving practice in pursuit of the good that we strive for.I enjoyed reading the article on the effect of large-scale solar power on the Mojave Desert habitat. Unfortunately, continued degradation of the desert environment is, ultimately, a consequence of human overpopulation.I wish the article had mentioned that we could be arguing about the best way to reverse population growth instead of arguing about the best way to install solar.
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