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Comment on Michigan to clear 400+ acres of state forest for solar farm to meet "clean energy" goals

prenatal_confusion@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

But how much free land does it have? It is not that much Forrest to cut down but why bother? The sun will generate the same power to miles to the west and this is surely not the only location they can use.

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Telodzrum@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
That is the free land.

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- prenatal_confusion@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  No it isn’t. Forrest is a much more diverse ecosystem than grassland.
  
  And from a purely economical point: you’d need to clear the forest and engineer something to make the ground suitable for the construction of the solar park. It doesn’t make sense if there is an area without a Forrest.
  
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  - Telodzrum@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    It has become obvious that you have no concept of what the Great Lakes Region looks like.
    
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  - wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    It also doesn’t make sense since the trees capture carbon. This is a dumb dumb move.
    
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- prenatal_confusion@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  No it isn’t. Forrest is a much more diverse ecosystem than grassland.
  
  And from a purely economical point: you’d need to clear the forest and engineer something to make the ground suitable for the construction of the solar park. It doesn’t make sense if there is an area without a Forrest.
  
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  - MeatPilot@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
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    This Forrest?
    
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