guy Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 (edited) Richborough is a Roman site that has been the site of new discoveries (see below). Classicist Mary Beard and others have expressed concern about the potential of a planned solar farm to destroy the Roman heritage and future opportunities for excavation at the site. https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/solar-farm-could-cause-serious-9096322#google_vignette Edited February 13 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guidoLaMoto Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 Maybe we could justify mutilating this valuable archeological site if it would lead to a cure for cancer, perpetual world peace or a guarantee that we'd never have to see another shot of Taylor Swift cheering at a football game...but to do so to satisfy the political agenda of The One World types is criminal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgelew Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 How would the construction of a solar farm near Roman Richborough impact the archaeological site and its historical significance, and what measures can be taken to ensure the preservation of both the environment and the ancient ruins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy Posted February 15 Author Report Share Posted February 15 5 hours ago, Georgelew said: How would the construction of a solar farm near Roman Richborough impact the archaeological site and its historical significance, and what measures can be taken to ensure the preservation of both the environment and the ancient ruins? That is the question Mary Beard and others are asking. Solar farms take up many acres and can be unsightly. They would permanently alter the local landscape and irreparably damage any historical site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guidoLaMoto Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 Right, Guy. Solar installations require extensive concrete foundations, access roads and continuing traffic for cleaning & maintenance. They essentially "pave over" acres & acres of natural habitat, irreparably disrupting the ecosystem. The mining & processing of the raw materials are done in countries without environmental regulations and devastate the countryside & ecosystems in those countries. Wind & solar installations have only a 20 yr useful lifespan and disposal of the materials is an environmental nightmare....The wind mills chop up birds & insects while the solar panels fry them.... We will politely ignore the social concerns of using poorly paid children and slaves to do the mining of the raw materials in China & The Congo. ..To make it worse, they do nothing at all good for the environment. Co2 is a minor factor in the planet's energy balance at the concentrations we see now- and getting less important as levels go up-- please educate yourself as to the concept of "Extinction of Absorption" and the exponential effects of absorption.... We should want to raise co2 levels. Higher co2 levels are a factor in the greening of the planet, serving as "air fertilizer." Greenhouse growers add co2 (to a level of 2000ppm vs 420ppm in the ambient atmosphere) to increase photosynthetic productivity. BTW- to get his back to Roman history-- Around 250 BC, Hannibal lost half his men and all but one of his elephants thanks to the cold weather in The Alps. Two hundred years later, Caesar, an astute observer & describer of natural history in his Commentaries, never once mentions ice or snow despite having crossed back & forth from Cisalpine Gaul to Transalpine Gaul several times during that period....With Alpine glaciers now receding, they are leaving uncovered trees dating from Caesar's time. These obviously grew in much warmer times than the present climate conditions. It's all natural and there's nothing we can do about it. Ask King Canute. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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