Sentences with phrase «pristine desert areas»
It employs reclaimed water for its cooling and was built near existing transmission lines on what used to be farmland rather than the pristine desert areas nearby that have provoked opposition to some other planned solar power plants.
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Nighttime photographs of orangutan movements over 2.5 years (see above) revealed that the shaggy apes frequently hike through pristine and regrowing forests, cleared areas, and even along deserted logging roads.
«Both areas are pristine polar deserts devoid of any vascular plants,» says Associate Professor Ferrari, of the UNSW School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences.
Within five years, the neighborhood will be converted from a deserted construction area lined with ramshackle scaffolding to a pristine, cobblestone shopping mall and nightlife hub similar to Old San Juan in Puerto Rico.
Bushwalks to remote and deserted areas of pristine wilderness and spectacular scenery within the park can also be included.
During many flights over california, not one standard large wind turbine has been seen in any city, and whilst most californians would object to a square mile of pristine desert land being devoted to nuclear power plants and used fuel storage areas, many square miles are being proposed for solar mirrors.
Plus, as demonstrated by last year's controversy over Mojave Desert land suggested as a home for solar arrays, projects planned for «spoiled» land face fewer political headwinds that threaten renewable energy proposals in more pristine areas.