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Popcorn53 t1_j7wa9e5 wrote

Do you have the integrity to be honest on the environmental impact of so called green energy? The mining of materials, and all the negative social issues. What is done with obsolete and broken equipment?

As far as farmland, I am aware of farmers in my State that lease some land for windmills. The revenue ensures survival of the family farm- something likely overlooked as a positive social benefit

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Sammy_Roth t1_j7wcxy4 wrote

Definitely, there can be economic benefits for family farmers to lease arrangements with wind or solar developers -- I saw that in California's Imperial Valley, and talked to some folks who have done it: https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2023-01-17/want-to-solve-climate-change-this-california-farm-kingdom-holds-the-key.

As for my integrity, I'll leave that for you to judge, based on my reporting. But I would say I've spent an enormous amount of time looking at the potential downsides and pitfalls of renewable energy, and the question of how to avoid climate catastrophe without causing too much other damage along the way. That's the whole thesis of Repowering the West, which I hope you'll check out: https://www.latimes.com/projects/repowering-the-west/.

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