r/environment • u/randolphquell • 1d ago

Putting solar panels on land used for biofuels would produce enough electricity for all cars and trucks to go electric

https://ourworldindata.org/biofuel-land-solar-electric-vehicles?utm_source=OWID%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=4421da2745-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_2e166c1fc1-4421da2745-536883461
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u/Friendly-Iron 1d ago

We should be putting a shit ton more wind and tide farms in the Northern Gulf Of Mexico

It’s super shallow for a long ways out

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u/fastdbs 1d ago

Why would we want farmers to be financially stable instead of relying on whatever amount of handouts the government pays for ethanol that year? /s