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    Boing Boing‏Verified account @BoingBoing 17 Jun 2014

    Amazing map: "Total area of solar panels it would take to power the world, Europe, & Germany." http://boingboing.net/2014/06/12/the-total-area-of-solar-panels.html …pic.twitter.com/oDM4neEHY2

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      2. JakeD‏ @jakedockter 17 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @BoingBoing @mikerugnetta is this potentially colonial or racist ? Ok to cover THOSE peoples country but not ours?

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      3. JakeD‏ @jakedockter 17 Jun 2014
        Replying to @jakedockter

        @BoingBoing @mikerugnetta no mention of powering African nations.

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      4. Mike Rugnetta‏Verified account @mikerugnetta 17 Jun 2014
        Replying to @jakedockter

        @jakedockter Very true. The map was put together by a German org; says something that it goes DE -> EU -> WORLD.

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      5. JakeD‏ @jakedockter 17 Jun 2014
        Replying to @mikerugnetta

        @mikerugnetta it's does say world but claims Europe first. Repeating colonial use if African nations resource.

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      2. Marcelo Viana  📌 🎈‏ @manyweare 17 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        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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      2. JakeD‏ @jakedockter 17 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @BoingBoing @mikerugnetta using North African resources for continental fuel?

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      3. Mike Rugnetta‏Verified account @mikerugnetta 17 Jun 2014
        Replying to @jakedockter

        @jakedockter …this also makes me wonder where on Earth, in general, the most ideal solar power spots are.

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      1. Alexander Wellbrock‏ @wh4tsn 17 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @BoingBoing @ede_ 3000 years ago the Egypt build amazing and unbelievable wonders. The pyramids. I'm shure we can overcome them!

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      1. Steven Jackson‏ @Stev_jack 17 Jun 2014
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        @BoingBoing @dpatil Wow, is that really all that it would take??? If that is the case then...

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      1. Sir SnortyRort‏ @SnortyRort 21 Jun 2014
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        @BoingBoing @lenman74 Amazing. Source?

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      1. Louise‏ @louisehutch 17 Jun 2014
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        @BoingBoing http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/10/ghana-solar-power-plants-amount-28-increase-ghanas-electricity-supply-thousands-jobs/ …

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      1. Joel‏ @JoelTuitea 17 Jun 2014
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        @BoingBoing its mostly empty so yeah.

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      1. 0L4F‏ @0L4F 17 Jun 2014
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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?

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      1. Tweeb2‏ @LVJoseantonio 17 Jun 2014
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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.

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      1. Brian Hart‏ @bbhart_ca 17 Jun 2014
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        @boingboing @jonathan_blow Pesky problem of transmission.

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      1. Santiago‏ @santileortiz 17 Jun 2014
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        @soderman @BoingBoing @Jonathan_Blow Have you seen anything about this? https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/planetary-energy-transmitter …

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      1. jim (tired)‏ @jbradfield 17 Jun 2014
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        @BoingBoing @Jonathan_Blow (putting all of those solar panels in one place NOT recommended)

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      1. Amy Barry‏ @amyabarry 17 Jun 2014
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        @BoingBoing Really? Why aren't we doing it?

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