I thought that deserves to be here too.
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Originally Posted by Hersbird
I'm sure in the town that was built there to mine the coal and run the powerplant. Otherwise population in the aera would have been about 5. They have .3% of the area covered in surface water and although not technically a desert, they only get 15 inches a year precipitation spread out pretty evenly throughout the year. I'm sure the worst runoff is when the ground is frozen and the snow is melting, but then the ground is frozen so there is little erosion of the contamination. I don't know if you could pick a less environmentally impactful place for industry. Certainly looks better than any of the lithium mines you see pictures of.
Here is the 4 power plants, the town, and the mine stretching off about 10 miles into the distance.
Each one of those plants can 100% power the city of Tacoma at the highest peak usage they have ever had. |
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