"Likewise, with solar, especially here in California, we're discovering that the 80 solar farm schemes that are going forward want to basically bulldoze 1,000 sq. mi. of southern California desert. Well, as an environmentalist, we would rather that didn't happen"
- Stewart Brand
About this Quote
This quote by Stewart Brand talks to the ecological effect of solar power. He is expressing his issue that the 80 solar farm schemes proposed in California would require the damage of 1000 square miles of desert. This would have a substantial environmental effect, as it would involve the destruction of a big area of natural environment. Brand name, as an environmentalist, is expressing his opposition to this plan, and is promoting for alternative services that would not include the destruction of the desert. He is highlighting the significance of discovering renewable resource solutions that are sustainable and do not have an unfavorable ecological effect. This quote highlights the need to think about the ecological consequences of our energy options, and to pursue renewable resource sources that are both effective and sustainable.
This quote is written / told by Stewart Brand somewhere between December 14, 1938 and today. He/she was a famous Author from USA.
The author also have 4 other quotes.
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"Well, I think any time you delve into this sort of religion, politics, as you well know, you're going to, you know, touch a few nerves. I wasn't - now - and this is the honest truth"
