minus-squareCummunism [they/them, he/him]hexbear13·1 year agoQatar has literally zero trees. i'm not sure what you think would grow there, plus the cost and maintenance of water to keep it alive. link
minus-squareregul [any]hexbear25·1 year agoLiterally playing on infinite money mode figure it out. link
minus-squareCummunism [they/them, he/him]hexbear23·1 year agothe biggest fuckup is they don't power that country by the sun, it's almost all natural gas. but im sure it's dirt cheap or something. link
minus-squareiridaniotter [she/her]hexbear12·1 year agoPfft what do you mean? Oman has at least one site that uses solar thermal enhanced oil recovery. Solar energy produced emissionless steam that is used to extract oil. Very green! link
minus-squarecopandballtorture [ey/em]hexbear9·1 year agoI get the sense they gave a complicated relationship with date palms link
minus-squareBarnieusCalgar [he/him]hexbear7·1 year ago... I would say olives, but if they did grow there, then they would've already been planted, presumably. :cap-think: link
minus-square7bicycles [he/him]hexbear1·1 year agoI don't get the feeling sustainability was high on the list of priorities here. Feels like an odd place to pull the ripcord. link
planting a tree would be too much overhead
Qatar has literally zero trees. i'm not sure what you think would grow there, plus the cost and maintenance of water to keep it alive.
Literally playing on infinite money mode figure it out.
the biggest fuckup is they don't power that country by the sun, it's almost all natural gas. but im sure it's dirt cheap or something.
Pfft what do you mean? Oman has at least one site that uses solar thermal enhanced oil recovery. Solar energy produced emissionless steam that is used to extract oil. Very green!
https://www.floraofqatar.com/arecaceae.htm
I get the sense they gave a complicated relationship with date palms
... I would say olives, but if they did grow there, then they would've already been planted, presumably.
:cap-think:
One ecological succession step at a time.
I don't get the feeling sustainability was high on the list of priorities here. Feels like an odd place to pull the ripcord.