We can’t have solar because it shades the desert. We can’t have wind power because it makes noise and strikes birds. We can’t have hydro power because it creates a floodplain. We can’t have nuclear power because burying the waste under a mountain is bad.
Now, I recognize that it’s not all the same person or group making all of these arguments. Still, it’s pretty frustrating because it seems like we have no solutions. We’re speeding down the road toward a cliff and any attempt to steer or apply the brakes is getting blocked.
Your point goes overlooked too often! We're destroying all ecosystems under the status quo.
Climate change is "normal" on our planet, yes. But it's not normal at the speed at which we are causing it now.
According to some people’s mental model of how the world works, an event like this should leave the entire earth a barren wasteland.
Instead the caldera itself is now a National Park known for its forests rich biodiversity, some 200 years later.