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> Brooke Rollins said Monday that the agency will no longer allow “businesses to use your taxpayer dollars to fund solar projects on prime American farmland, an
by skhameneh 1y ago
> Brooke Rollins said Monday that the agency will no longer allow “businesses to use your taxpayer dollars to fund solar projects on prime American farmland, and we will no longer allow solar panels manufactured by foreign adversaries to be used in our USDA-funded projects.”.
Could be reasonable, we need more renewable independence.
> ...while boosting support for biofuels...
And there it is, going backwards. So tired of this.
- skhameneh 1y agoMy biggest concern is this could bring hybrid solutions to a halt. Solar panels make for perfect shading in some use cases, for multi-use land. There has been many approaches to selectively place solar panels to increase farming efficiency while providing energy, a win-win-win scenario.
- nickff 1y agoWhat you're describing makes complete sense to me, but what I don't understand is why the USDA should be endorsing specific practices like this or that. To be clear, I also think the Farm Bill is a ridiculous and unnecessary giveaway.