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/nochinzilch 3h ago

I swear, people will look for any excuse to chop stuff down.

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u/Churchbushonk 3h ago

You make money on the timber, offsetting your cost. Then you plant trees somewhere else. No biggie.

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u/Affectionate-Low1705 50m ago

Ffs do you know how long it takes for trees to grow?

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u/BurningOasis 32m ago

Lol I'll be dead by then, who cares.

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