Gregory's ServerWhat a fantastic way to describe gas vs #solar electric for transportation.
“If you grow an acre of corn, it will produce 900 gallons of ethanol, which will get you about 25,000 miles for a Ford F-150 pickup,” says Carson. “Which is, not bad I guess. But let’s say we put solar on that same acre. It will produce enough electricity every year to drive my Lightning 550,000 miles.”
The entire article is here https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/forty-acres-and-a-sense-of-hope
@human3500 Also you could still produce food since solar doesn't have to be installed on prime agriculture land.
@human3500 not to mention fuel ethanol from corn literally requires more fossil fuel input for farm equipment and fertilizer and whatnot, than the output of fuel you get in the end.
It just exists as a mechanism to absorb government subsidies.
@human3500 You could always just grow food on the land and just walk! #justwalk