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Originally Posted by brianidaho
This seems like a huge area to utilize for power generation, some 1225 sq. Km. What kind of impact will there be on native wildlife and potentially on endangered species. It's not just the area it encompasses, what about migration routes for wildlife? Mostly curious here, I have no idea what the environmental laws are like down under.
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Well good point. I think though you need to consider the greater implications of Climate Change and pollution and what impact that will have on all life, wild and tame. For a country the size of Australia, I suspect its negative impact will not be as significant as continuing to rely on fossil fuels.
With Solar Thermal there is no significant pollution, so its mainly just physical structures. Sometimes though sacrifices are required to help achieve a greater good. But again I think the impact of Solar Thermal might likely be less than other fossil fuel based energies when you consider mining and environmental pollution, which has been well documented over decades.