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1. I love(d) the Biden administration, overall, but like all other administrations, it made mistakes.

Sat Jan 4, 2025, 11:09 AM

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The embrace of the solar fantasy, which regrettably is popular on our end of the political spectrum, was a mistake, and frankly, the use of a dry lake bed for this purpose rather disturbs me. I'd rather it remained a dry lake bed.

The land and mass intensity of solar energy makes it unsustainable.

Comparing the Desert Sun Solar Facility with Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant: Energy, Cost, and Land Area.

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