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What does it mean to place this new power station so that it protects and preserves the life of the whole?

Rhetorical question used to introduce the methodology of finding the least-damaging, most beneficial location.

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Power station placement in Austrian Alps
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An imagined example of placing a power station to increase the life of the whole valley by locating it in the ugliest, most damaged place and using the budget to heal the land.

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