Agrivoltaics Hitches A Ride On The Community Solar Train
The community solar movement is adopting agrivoltaics to maximize the local benefits of renewable energy.
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Insect Populations Flourish in the Restored Habitats of Solar Energy Facilities
Two solar facilities built on rehabilitated agricultural land were restored with native plants. Argonne researchers observed pollinators thrive. Bumblebees buzz from flower to flower, stopping for a moment under a clear blue Minnesota sky. Birds chirp, and tall grasses blow in the breeze. This isn’t a scene from a pristine … [continued]
Army Of Butterflies To Win Solar Farm Wars, Despite Opposition
With solar farms, the US agriculture industry once again demonstrates its ability to embrace new technologies and practices.
Solar Power + Bees = Extra Benefit for Massachusetts
A solar power company, Navisun, has just added a couple of solar projects to a special new “pollinator-friendly” solar initiative it has launched in Massachusetts. Furthermore, the projects qualified as pollinator-friendly facilities in the Massachusetts SMART Program, which I’ll explain in a moment. Navisun is focused on small utility-scale solar … [continued]
Solar Farms Can Be Good For Bees
One of the things anti-solar people like to bring up is that it can take up space. Sure, rooftop solar is popular and doesn’t take up space that could be used by something else, but utility solar installations often entail large “farms” where acres and acres of land are taken … [continued]
NRDC Sues US EPA For Continuing To Allow Use Of Toxic Weed Killer Glyphosate
By reapproving the use of this pesticide — putting both public health and the environment at risk — the Trump administration is, once again, ignoring the science.
Mowing Your Lawn? Skip One Week, But Not Two
Ecologist Susannah B. Lerman believes most homeowners fall into one of three groups when it comes to lawn care. Group #1 includes “lawn people,” who covet the perfect lawn and “spend thousands of dollars each year to have a lush, green, weed-free lawn,” she said. Group #2 is made up of “neighbors of lawn people,” who are clueless, but watch what their neighbors do with their lawns, and follow their lead. “They figure that they, too, should irrigate, fertilize and mow,” she said. Group #3 are those who just don’t care, and “do the minimum to keep the lawn alive,” she said. Which group are you in?
Climate Change Is Threatening The Bees That Pollinate Coffee Plants
The best coffee grows in the mountains, where it is cool. It needs low temperatures to thrive, which is why growers often put shade trees in their fields. But the mountains are getting hotter. And the higher you go, the less room there is to grow coffee. This is one reason scientists predict coffee will suffer in a changing climate.
Plant Evolution & Pollinator Type Much More Intimately Associated Than Supposed
This is way out there, in relation to what we typically cover here at CleanTechnica, but is something that I decided to cover anyway because of the links to industrial agriculture and food production and the rapid decline of most bee species seen over the last few decades.
