Letters to the Editor: Feb. 6, 2011

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Solar energy has long-term costs Re: “Study: Solar set to replace nuclear,” Jan. 30

One cost of solar power neglected in your article is the destruction of valuable landscape. Huge portions of the once beautiful Mojave Desert are to be ruined by miles of solar reflectors needed to provide the same power as a two-reactor nuclear power plant.

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