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a typical modern household you need to cover the whole roof with solar panels.
Perhaps an even bigger issue is that both the Lego houses that have solar panels
on the roof come with a plastic dog. Research has shown that the environmental
impact of even a medium-sized real dog rivals that of a big four-wheel drive
SUV. 49 So it is no good putting a solar panel on the roof and then having a dog,
even if you take the Lego tram to work. This shows that serious ‘greening’ of
cities is going to demand some difficult decisions. Indeed, it looks as if cities in
the future are in for some pretty hard times. 50
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