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Environment & Energy

70sEraVet

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4. Seems to me, any damage to cropland from the solar-panels is repairable.

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Sat Apr 27, 2024, 08:44 AM

Apr 27

A thin layer of sand was put down prior to installation. If the layer of sand is removed, the topsoil is still there.
Sounds a damn sight better than trying to reclaim farmland after a major leak from an oil pipeline.

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As solar capacity grows, some of America's most productive farmland is at risk [View all] sl8 Apr 27 OP

Yeah, it's better to destroy wilderness for this unsustainable but popular fad that's done zero to address climate... NNadir Apr 27 #1

Seems like a misplaced concern genxlib Apr 27 #2

Luckily growing solar capacity doesn't have to put America's most productive farmland at much risk... Think. Again. Apr 27 #3

Seems to me, any damage to cropland from the solar-panels is repairable. 70sEraVet Apr 27 #4

Agrivoltaics--farming under solar panels-- is the solution to this "concerning" problem. farmbo Apr 27 #5

Growing corn under solar cells! Magic!!!! After all this cheering, on the planet as a whole, the magic solar... NNadir Apr 27 #6

Agree! Koch funded lies abound, even here at DU. nt Brenda Apr 27 #7

Trashing the trashlands... when will it stop? hunter Apr 28 #8

Here in the islands, we are growing crops under the solar panels mahina May 1 #9