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		Lerc 24 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why is Venus hell and Earth an Eden? Are there? Most places on earth have an established environment. There are things living in some very hostile to human areas.

kulahan 23 days ago [–]

Yeah I don't think we could terraform large pieces of Earth without throwing a very serious wrench into things. The Sahara fertilizes the Amazon, right? So even a nearly lifeless desert isn't acceptable. Maybe the poles?

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