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PufPuf23

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16. Federal NEPA and California CEQA permitting regulations have been weakened to

Reply to stopdiggin (Reply #5)

Sun Jun 2, 2024, 03:27 AM

Jun 2024

allow and faster track alternative energy and other new projects.

For example, the proposed Sites Reservoir. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sites_Reservoir

There is a large wind project planned off the coast of Humboldt Bay that I think is ill-conceived. One could say my reasons are NIMBY but that is wrong. Find your 2nd paragraph insulting and ignorant. Do not intend to make you an enemy. I am neither innocent nor virtuous.

If you are interested, will expound later.

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Solar project to destroy thousands of Joshua trees in the Mojave Desert [View all] quaint Jun 2024 OP

Necessary to sustain a wasteful culture and economy, I suppose. CoopersDad Jun 2024 #1

Well stated. Thank you. quaint Jun 2024 #2

Many current solutions to humanity's environmental problems only PufPuf23 Jun 2024 #19

So, no other tree-less space in the desert was available? Fiendish Thingy Jun 2024 #3

What's the point of classifying them as "protected" KarenS Jun 2024 #4

'renewable energy' is protested at the 'local level' virtually every place that it is proposed stopdiggin Jun 2024 #5

It's difficult for me to equate NIMBY concerns with protected trees and tortoises. quaint Jun 2024 #6

understand that stopdiggin Jun 2024 #11

I mostly agree. quaint Jun 2024 #13

which, without doubt, has some basis in fact stopdiggin Jun 2024 #14

It is a little absurd to refer to an unreliable mass and land intensive... NNadir Jun 2024 #9

I'm not a particular fan of solar either stopdiggin Jun 2024 #12

My son is on the front lines of new nuclear systems. NNadir Jun 2024 #15

Federal NEPA and California CEQA permitting regulations have been weakened to PufPuf23 Jun 2024 #16

I don't understand the Sites Reservoir project. quaint Jun 2024 #17

Nah. I think I'm alright - with both my take - and yours. stopdiggin Jun 2024 #18

This after so many have already been destroyed by wildfire JoseBalow Jun 2024 #7

Reading the history of the approval was upsetting. quaint Jun 2024 #8

Okay, this is some seriously fucked up shit... GiqueCee Jun 2024 #10