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happybadger@hexbear.net 1 day ago
Agrovoltaics would be such a nice technology for countering a lot of the problems facing Colorado. We don’t have enough rain to support most agriculture, but we also don’t have enough snowmelt to fulfill the river contracts they’re entitled to for artificial irrigation. Our fossil fuel plants face a problem where the Rockies trap and recirculate air, compounding pollution effects. We get like 25-50% more UV radiation than sea-level and we’re in the historic dustbowl from soil erosion. The corn and cattle they dedicate land to are a market consumers can no longer afford, only existing to poison and degrade the landscape.
PapaSkwat@lemmy.wtf 1 day ago
Agreed! I have family in Colorado and you’re right.