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Solar Energy in the Desert

Solar Energy in the Desert. Solar energy in the desert makes sense Issues with the environment, sacred sites Compromise. Solar Energy. Renewable Environmentally friendly. Desert and the Sun. Low level of cloud cover High altitude Ideal solar power location Room for cost-effective

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Solar Energy in the Desert

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  1. Solar Energy in the Desert

  2. Solar energy in the desert makes sense • Issues with the environment, sacred sites • Compromise

  3. Solar Energy • Renewable • Environmentally friendly

  4. Desert and the Sun • Low level of cloud cover • High altitude • Ideal solar power location • Room for cost-effective mass production

  5. So, what’s the problem?

  6. [1]

  7. Desert Ecosystem • Desert tortoise • Old growth desert ironwood trees • Bighorn sheep • Mountain Lions • Hawks • Snakes • Water usage

  8. Native American Sites [2]

  9. What to do? • Reduce area of solar plants • Put money into environmental conservation • Solar energy is too important

  10. Clean solar energy in the desert • Destructive • Reduce impact

  11. Works Cited [1] M Raftery. (2010). Protestors near Ocotillo. [Photograph]. http://www.eastcountymagazine.org/node/4801 [2] N Schwartz. (2011). Alfredo Figueroa, with the La Cuna de Aztlan Sacred Sites Protection Circle. [Photograph]. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/03/native-americans-sue-govt_n_829087.html

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