r/UpliftingNews 4h ago

Two Minnesota solar farms planted native grasses and wildflowers beneath their panels. Five years later, flowering plant species had increased sevenfold, native bee numbers more than 20 fold and total insect numbers had tripled, while more bees were also visiting nearby soybean fields.

https://www.ecoticias.com/en/two-minnesota-solar-farms-turned-the-ground-beneath-their-panels-into-habitat-and-native-bee-abundance-rose-more-than-20-fold/36680/
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u/GoldenTV3 3h ago

The sad part about this is oil shareholders won't be able to buy their 5th yacht

u/Instant_Digital_Love 15m ago

Oh no, poor babies :(