@BoingBoing @mikerugnetta is this potentially colonial or racist ? Ok to cover THOSE peoples country but not ours?
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@BoingBoing@mikerugnetta no mention of powering African nations. -
@jakedockter Very true. The map was put together by a German org; says something that it goes DE -> EU -> WORLD. -
@mikerugnetta it's does say world but claims Europe first. Repeating colonial use if African nations resource.
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Green colonialism.
@BoingBoing: Total area of solar panels it would take to power the world, Europe, & Germany.pic.twitter.com/fGN5rnOO65
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@BoingBoing@mikerugnetta using North African resources for continental fuel? -
@jakedockter …this also makes me wonder where on Earth, in general, the most ideal solar power spots are.
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@BoingBoing@ede_ 3000 years ago the Egypt build amazing and unbelievable wonders. The pyramids. I'm shure we can overcome them!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BoingBoing@dpatil Wow, is that really all that it would take??? If that is the case then...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BoingBoing@lenman74 Amazing. Source?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BoingBoing its mostly empty so yeah.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BoingBoing@as3gamegears We'd need 315 square km to power the planet (see pic). 8 square m costs €5K / $8K. Good idea to set up in Algeria?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BoingBoing its not racist nor colonial, that is the Sahara Desert, it could be done similarly with the Gobi Desert in China.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@boingboing@jonathan_blow Pesky problem of transmission.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@soderman@BoingBoing@Jonathan_Blow Have you seen anything about this? https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/planetary-energy-transmitter …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BoingBoing@Jonathan_Blow (putting all of those solar panels in one place NOT recommended)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BoingBoing Really? Why aren't we doing it?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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