r/UpliftingNews • u/ArgentineBeauty • 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/MyCoffeeIsCold 3h ago

Solar is great and has a place in our energy portfolio in the right locations.

We have had proposals to clear cut 60-70 acres of FOREST for solar projects here in New York. One of the dumbest things I have ever heard.

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u/lateformyfuneral 3h ago

Some solar projects are just a way for companies to farm subsidies.

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u/MyCoffeeIsCold 2h ago

Ding ding ding. We have a winner! What does he get, Tom?

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u/NessunoUNo 2h ago

Tom: “He’s going to get cheap renewable electricity for 20 to 30 years.”