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		Kallikrates 1 day ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Photos capture the breathtaking scale of China's w... The mountaintop panels add shade to those regions and actually reverse desertification, increases water retention and create useful agricultural land.

mgaunard 2 hours ago [–]

Mountaintops are already cold and shaded places by definition.

And regardless of whether it's beneficial for humans, it's still changing the local ecosystem.

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