How many are ENERGY Farming

[Tinhack]

That Tribune Star link won't let secured PCs read the page. All that says to me is they are trying to read files on my computer.

 

[K5lwq]

Wow. I guess one day we will be able to drive our electric cars to the local food bank for our daily rations.

 

[fishdrivel]

In California, much of the farmland cannot be watered. Water goes dowstream to the oceal to protect fish, such as the Delta Smelt.
Farmers get huge fines for plowing their fields "incorrectly"
They're still talking about methane generators on cow's ass's to catch their farts!

 

[lman]

That Tribune Star link won't let secured PCs read the page. All that says to me is they are trying to read files on my computer.

Try it on your phone or tablet. Your pc must need a change to some settings.

 

[Jchonline]

The intent of the wind and solar is to decommission this NUKE plant in the 2022-2023 time frame.
The facility is patterned after the 3-mile island facility and owned by the same company as well.

Now that is absolutely ridiculous. What is powering everything when then Sun isnt shining? When the wind isnt blowing?

I also just saw something in the news about IL asking these nuclear plant owners to keep their plants open for longer.

 

[5030]

I find the term 'Solar Farm' to be laughable. The solar advocates use the term to make it sound more agricultural and acceptable when, in fact, none of them are farms. They are all industrial installations that take productive farmland out of production. Nothing more.

I'm more concerned with eating than having a solar installation gobbling up viable cropland. To that end, I'm totally opposed to them.

read an article about how some solar operators are considering growing crops in the 'dead space' between panel arrays. Sure like to know what crops can be gown in that limited space. Maybe Cannibis? Certainly not row crops. Not enough room to fit, plant or harvest anything that I know of.

If the sun don't shine or the wind don't blow, none of those installations produce any viable power. It's all phooey in my view.

 

[5030]

The title of this thread is misleading anyway. Not 'farming' but rather collecting. Collecting energy produced by the sun and wind. No farming involved that I can see.

 

[K5lwq]

You just have to plant the panel seed a little deeper. It will not germinate if it is not in moisture.

 

[oosik]

In the last few years - hundreds of wind generators down south of me. In the heart of the Palouse. It doesn't seem to be reducing the wheat fields. Most of these "windmills" are on the ridge lines where farming is most difficult.

No solar farms. Too much snow and wind blown dust. Probably just not enough sunny days.

 

[lman]

Solar panels are quite tasty and nutritious if prepared properly. I also have some ocean front property for sale in Indiana.