To the editor: Haven’t large-scale photo voltaic and wind tasks been visibly and unnecessarily degrading desert ecosystems for lengthy sufficient? (“Kill Joshua trees for a desert solar project? Readers want none of it,” letters, June 8)
Because the patch of Joshua Bushes that was once seen alongside the 5 Freeway close to Lebec disappeared, the grove of those timber close to Boron — website of the proposed photo voltaic improvement — has been one of many few locations I do know of the place so many are seen close to a closely traveled freeway. I really feel very fortunate to have visited Joshua Tree Nationwide Park earlier than it turned so unsustainable to take action.
Boron is a tragic, cute little city with a tremendous museum. You’ll be able to go to and be taught all in regards to the filming within the city of “Erin Brockovich,” a film primarily based on the true story of environmental whistleblowing in close by Hinkley. These folks have it exhausting sufficient with out having to cope with the added respiratory well being danger from the mud being kicked up throughout development.
In the event that they haven’t destroyed the timber but, perhaps somebody can get Julia Roberts to come back again to city and advocate to stop this horrible concept from going ahead.
GG Griesau, San Francisco
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To the editor: Who’s to say {that a} new know-how might develop that might make present photo voltaic out of date?
The Pony Categorical was made out of date in lower than a yr due to the event of the telegraph. Napoleon constructed intensive canals to facilitate transport, which had been quickly made out of date by railroads.
As soon as the Joshua timber are minimize down, there isn’t any bringing them again in any foreseeable time-frame. However we’ll at all times be left to ponder the horror of what was completed.
Daina Krigens, Encinitas