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Old 03-04-2013, 01:28 PM   #526 (permalink)
jamesqf
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Originally Posted by niky View Post
Nobody is laying a gas pipeline through unstable peatland.
No? See for instance the Alaska pipeline, or Britain's extensive gas pipeline system: United Kingdom and Ireland Pipelines map - Crude Oil (petroleum) pipelines - Natural Gas pipelines - Products pipelines Wanna bet none of that goes through unstable peatland?

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Put another way... you wouldn't build a solar farm over a rainforest, would you?
Some people probably would. The same ones who think it's ok to build them over deserts. Solar panels belong on roofs!