Bill Gates set to destroy 25,000 acres
Contributors to this thread:Moose
From: Bou'bound
12-Nov-17
It will end when either it’s gone or we are
From: Charlie Rehor
12-Nov-17
I’m sure Bill will do his best to save the wildlife.
From: Surfbow
12-Nov-17
It's ok if you fall on that side of the aisle, and it's in the name of "progress"...
From: Halibutman
12-Nov-17
You guys ever been to Tonopah? There is a 100% chance you WILL NOT see a moose there.
From: Treeline
12-Nov-17
Hell, you might find a few rattle snakes and Gila monsters but not much else. Bet they will relocate a few cactus, tho. No big deal about the mesquite!
The Obama initiative to cover the desert with solar panels was probably more destructive in the long run
From: Halibutman
12-Nov-17
I'd say the choice of the AZ desert is pretty damn low impact. I guess it's impossible for a guy to do anything anywhere without pissing someone off. Everyone nowadays LOVES getting pissed off.
Bill Gates isn't destroying much of anything in Tonopah, and he's funding the whole thing with his own private fortune, with a respectable and noble goal.
I think that's great. Maybe he will "make the desert bloom" and prove up a model to bring a better future for everyone. That'd sure be epic.
From: Missouribreaks
12-Nov-17
There is land all over one could buy to preserve wildlife, pony up!
From: Treeline
12-Nov-17
BTW I think it’s a great location for this development. Just hope there’s enough water for his plans. Pretty darn rare in that part of the world!
From: WapitiBob
12-Nov-17
Pretty hard to do any "destruction" around there. It's an old mining town that's survived off casinos and motels.
From: creed
12-Nov-17
"You guys ever been to Tonopah? There is a 100% chance you WILL NOT see a moose there."
I am a Tonopah native of 60+ years. This development has been approved since around 2000. All he has done is bought into it. It comes within a half mile of my house. The area affected is already shot to hell. It will do nothing to hurt it. Tonopah used to be a farming community but in the last 20 years has turned into tweaker city.
From: Kodiak
13-Nov-17
Save the tweakers!
From: TrapperKayak
13-Nov-17
Be thankful he's not erasing 25k acres of sweet western Washington oldgrowth, Roosevelt elk habitat, salmon watersheds, or blacktail habitat.
From: SixLomaz
13-Nov-17
With all these "SMART" gadgets available I wonder how humans are doing. Footage from Mexico City after 2017 earthquake show numerous people walking around aimlessly holding their useless / silent cell phones in hand as they were not able to get guidance from their smart device due to lost connectivity. People looked as if they had no clue what to do.
From: Mr.C
13-Nov-17
Im with halibut man.... Mr. Gates just donated 100million to Alzheimer's research ....he does more for humanity around then world then anyone, which intern helps wildlife ,just in a round about way....JMO
MikeC
From: Redheadtwo
13-Nov-17
Could be the epi-center for the NWO Big Brother is keeping an eye on you. Just sayin'...
From: Buffalo1
13-Nov-17
Bill Gates probably doesn't even know he owns this land or whats happening with his real estate assets. He has land buyers and developers who work for him. They are the ones who handle the business.
From: bowbender77
13-Nov-17
I cant help but wonder where is the water coming from.
From: creed
13-Nov-17
Supposedly the dry Hassayampa River has an underground aquifer comparable to the Colorado. Part of it may be located on the development. If not it is close. Then there is Central Arizona Project water and existing aquifers. Originally developers had to prove there was a hundred year water supply.
From: Candor
13-Nov-17
Being a bit of a smartass...When the Vikings "discovered" north america there were not asphalt streets or grocery stores. None of us have a net zero footprint.
Bill Gates is one of the greatest philanthropist of our time.
From: IdyllwildArcher
13-Nov-17
Why bring more people into that area? That area already has HUGE water issues.
From: Bownarrow
13-Nov-17
I think the idea is to build a city in an inhospitable place and use technology to minimize the footprint while keeping it sustainable. It will be interesting to see if he can pull it off. Bill Gates does a lot of great things with his money. Enough so that Warren Buffett is giving almost all of his money to the Gates foundation when he passes.
