New York tackles the myth that solar is swallowing farmland

15 days ago by supersquirrel to c/fediverse_vs_disinfo

Officials are resisting the misinformation spread by the White House and influencers.

In rural areas across the US, solar power opponents keep leaning on the argument that utility-scale arrays are gobbling up valuable farmland. But plenty of evidence proves that’s just not true, and now, New York is tackling the misinformation head-on.

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n3m37h 3 points 15 days ago

Show me 1 acre of farm land in Manhattan...

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jckwik 4 points 15 days ago

That's conveniently ignoring the fact that New York State is hundreds of times larger than just the city, and a huge portion of it is rural farmland.

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