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Obvious choice (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net
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[–] 7 points 6 months ago (3 children)

It’s often mutually beneficial for animals to graze around solar panels. Having them in fields is not inherently wasting the space.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (2 children)

    That’s why I referenced plants, not animals. Also, don’t fool yourself. The bulk of your meat is not grazing in a field even if the packaging label makes it look that way. It’s knee deep in shit-mud and shoulder to shoulder with it’s kin in a CAFO or tearing up the native vegetation on the public lands out west.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago* (1 child)

    There are also studies showing certain plants do well too. Also ignoring that a truly massive amount of cropland is being used for ethanol, which is a much less efficient form of energy than solar.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    An even greater amount of cropland is being used for animal feed, something ethanol crops double dip in because they use byproduct from that process in feed. Eliminating ethanol and the luxury of cheap meat would go a long way in reclaiming our crop lands.

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