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by Ilverin 1218 days ago
It proposes 100 sites over a 1200 square mile area. Each site would be at least 3 miles away from any other site. Energy generation, except nuclear, either uses a fair bit physical space or causes pollution, and doing energy generation in Yellowstone means other areas of the country don't have to.
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So where would the 35x35 mile cube of industry be, within the park? What about the electrical transmission lines? What about the roads needed to access each site? What about the support infrastructure? A super-volcanic eruption is not a certainty, just as another ice-age is not.