Category: solar farms

Hidden Impact of Massive Solar Farms: Residents and Wildlife Affected, Aquifers Threatened

May 30, 2023
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California’s deserts are transforming into a sea of solar panels, as the state seeks to reach ambitious renewable energy goals. But a growing group of residents and environmentalists say the move is coming at a significant price to wildlife, nearby residents’ health, native lands, and even property values. With 776 solar power plants producing approximately…

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Optimising Renewable Power: University Develops Map of Australia’s Renewable Potential

January 17, 2023
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To optimize renewable power by bridging the gap in knowledge between renewable companies and landowners, the Australian National University (ANU) has developed maps of Australia that identify places with wind and solar potential. In an email to The Epoch Times, Prof. Andrew Blakers, from the ANU College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics, said that the heat maps…

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Solar’s Lofty Ambitions Are Consuming Ever-Larger Expanses of Land Down Below

December 9, 2022
agricultureclimate changedeforestationeconomyenergy transitionforestryglobal warmingRenewable EnergySocial Issuessolar energysolar farmssolar panelsUSUS News
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Wedged in the southern flank of Virginia, Charlotte County is home to some 11,500 people who live amidst rolling hills and family farms, pastures and sawmills, a historic Civil War battlefield, and four townlets tinier than many suburban subdivisions. But this pastoral tableau will be swept up in the green revolution when construction begins here on…

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