(The Center Square) — Solar power in Louisiana has become a subject of controversy and lawmakers took a look at both sides of the argument in a hearing this week.
The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee met Thursday to hear testimony from both sides of the argument on solar power. Legislators got what they were looking for, with over eight hours of industry and public testimony.
The primary issue at hand was land. Where should land be devoted to solar power, and more specifically, what type of land.
Only a certain type of ground is good for solar farms. Farm soil is best because it’s flat, easily accessed and not over any pipelines or channels. more
“So what if Louisiana won’t be able to produce enough food to feed its own population, let them eat cake” Kamala Harris
“So what if Louisiana won’t be able to produce enough food to feed its own population, let them eat cock” — Pete Buttigieg
about 1/3 or north Louisiana is national Forest. it was donated to the US because big timber couldn’t generate a return high enough to pay the property taxes. Timber prices were higher in 1968 than today. it is pure BULLSHIT that we are running out of farm land. farming in Louisiana is only profitable with price subsidies otherwise farms would sit idle
There is something very suspect about the ‘environmentalists’ (whether individuals or groups like the Sierra Club) supporting utility-scale solar ‘farms’ anywhere, but especially on wooded land that needs to be clearcut or on farmland that will lose its topsoil in solar installation. There is big money behind big solar, including big payoffs to ‘environmentalists’ to support it…
And don’t believe the BS about regulations to protect the land so that it can put back into agricultural production after this ‘renewable’ energy source has run its course and is ‘decommissioned.’ It doesn’t matter how many regulations exist regarding erosion –if they aren’t followed by the developers! “Nearly 70% of the 77 solar developments overseen by [Virginia’s] Department of Environmental Quality last year had ‘significant noncompliance issues’ with erosion control and storm water management, according to a review by the department. About a third of the projects had pending violations or consent orders, DEQ said.” Read article here: https://archive.ph/pB9oQ
Let them eat joy. (That was the title of an article on the Dem convention)