As someone who has lived in Las Vegas, this person seems to not give credit where credit is due. First, I don't know how they weren't able to find the cycling path from the store. You can actually see the store and its solar panels from the entrance [1]. Second, the exact thing they are a proponent for is actually the root cause of the water crisis in the southwest. Growing things in a desert. It takes water, a lot of water. The reason why you don't see much green in Las Vegas is because it is a huge water use. So, while the slightly cooler ground directly beneath the tree is nice, it really is the exact opposite of sustainable. Through initiatives like paying to rip up grass lawns, Las Vegas has actually been able to reduce water use by 30% while growing probably something close to 10% in the last 3 years. Point to anywhere else in the US that has actually reduced usage of anything in the last 3 years. This is all with the huge waste of water that is Lake Las Vegas and the golf courses. Which goes back to the main point, the water crisis in the southwest is purely a function of agricultural use in California and to a smaller extent Arizona. Of course Las Vegas relies on outside agriculture but there is going to have to be a shift in the coming decade for more sustainable farming practices in the southwest.<p>[1] - <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1210033,-115.3267191,3a,75y,199.22h,74.14t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s91Nsh6naa5UspsJBkFkWfQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3D91Nsh6naa5UspsJBkFkWfQ%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D68.011284%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1210033,-115.3267191,3a,75y,...</a>