I attended a town board meeting this week to read a speech in support of proposed legislation that would make it harder for solar farms to gobble up our farmland. I did not expect this.
Name and shame the individual and the company he works for. Public private partnerships are communism. The green new deal is the Great Leap Forward, disasters for farmers and humanity.
do you know what the Great Leap Forward is? the Green New Deal was trying to turn our economy away from fossils and toward renewable energy. Blame Capitalism. This is about as far from "communism" as it gets. It's profits uber alles because conservatives have not allowed Warren and many other Dems who support Regulation as a KEY function of government in a capitalist economy.
I'm a Chinese Studies grad and spent many years traveling and living in China and Taiwan. Yuri is either clueless or a Putti. Please don't amplify his bs.
solar is a joke of an energy source, like wind. it's a "green" delusion hoisted on most of the unsuspecting public by "green profiteers", who pose as do-gooders but are actually the most vile form of exploitation capitalist.
while nuclear is controversial, I have hope for thorium reactors which are small, safe and decentralized, as a way to get to nearly zero cost and zero ecological impact energy. we are in a transition period now, and we need to fight to keep our natural land free from being destroyed.
here in Long Island, the last remaining large swathe of farmland in Long Island, in Calverton, is filled with a acres upon acres of solar farms. It's a tragedy.
I think the Danish have a good lead on the technology and could have a commercial application soon. I heard of a company called Copenhagen Atomics that sounds promising.
Omg this is horrifying and that solar project looks terrible. How dare that guy travel to your area to line his pockets! Keep up the fight Alex! Great informative article. Has my blood boiling!
I like solar but like you said only in smart places. To me, going between highways or hung as solar canopies over parking lots, on warehouses and big box stores seems the way to go. I'm for easing the restrictions on only those places.
I don't believe one word out of that sleazy weasel's mouth. Too difficult to put solar panels anywhere but farmland? BS. These people are pure evil Alex and please be careful engaging w them. Nothing good can come of it. I have recently been made aware of 2 things going on in Tennessee that you will see relates. One is Elon Musk's illegal setting up a data center in Memphis. The other is the TVA in Cheatam County looking to do the same. John Rich, local celebrity, exposing the insane fight. This is where they are going w their agenda. This fool wasn't sent out from California on a whim. Please look into these incidents and where we are all headed if this is not stopped. Thank you for all you do Alex. Please stay safe! 🦋
how are Musk's fossil fuel generator dependent data centers and who is "they" and "them"? Big Solar is NOT on par with Big Oil in levels of POWER or corruption. In fact, it's being destroyed by the Oiligarchy's control of the GOP right now, when it COULD be under acting as a bridge between our gas and oil guzzling Present and more efficient energy of the future. Alex said in her post that she knew this solar rep was sent, as many others are, to derail local initiatives to make solar work for everyone. Why talk down?
What seems to be your problem??? This is ALL ABOUT ENERGY. With AI coming in and the massive amounts needed to run it certainly begins w solar taking over farmlands and on to data centers as they're doing in Tennessee. I have no idea WTH your word salad jabbering is even talking about. "The Oligarchy's control of GOP"? Really? With AI in the future THERE WILL BE NO MORE "EFFICIENT ENERGY". DO YOUR HOMEWORK AND DON'T PUT WORDS IN MY MOUTH! I have no idea how you come to the conclusion that I was speaking down to Alex just more blind conjecturing on your part Leftist Karen. Perhaps a reading comprehension class in order for you. And a booster.
solar panels on houses and community buildings where I live in Southern California make a ton of sense and everyone I know who has invested has been very happy. Especially during frequent black outs by SCE and PGE when they shut us all off because their lines are so poorly maintained they Cause Massive Wildfires.
Unfortunately the batteries on solar homes that Store the energy not used during the day so it can be used at night at mostly TESLA. That's just another sign of Republican policies allowing monopolies to flourish.
The other really important thing about solar is that it can break from the grid. US grids are old and unstable and vulnerable to cyberattacks. In CA the private, for profit utilities pay shareholders while Failing to Maintain, causing many of the massive wild fires we've experienced, including here in LA in January (and countless times before our urban conflagration, which was Also caused by climate change from Fossil Fuels used by the Utility monopolies.) Preventable death and destruction.
Roof top solar could Release communities from the monopolies of the utility companies that we've suffered under for generations. (see the Monopoly board!) (Plus the old grids are a Major national security risk that Biden tried to address, but that Putin has been working on for years. I predict he will use his years of practice blacking out Ukraine soon, just like he took down the Colonial pipeline a few years ago.)
Decentralizing and getting off the Big Grid and into local energy co-ops is Facilitated by the Proper use of solar and wind. Even After we get some sort of "safe" nuclear.
Meantime, let's Insulate and learn more about how our ancestors dealt with cold and heat.
Typical Leftist liberal garbage and the audacity to bring your leftist propaganda politics to Alex's very astute Substack. The only one blacking out Ukraine and threat of us all from the sun is Bill Gates. The drug addled fruit loop Zelensky is the one keeping the war w Russia alive NOT PUTIN, and potato Joe and his minions made sure of this by send him OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS! MAGA IS ANTI-WAR! I could go on but won't out of respect for Alex. Anyhow can't argue w or fix stupid.
So this guy lied several times on behalf of his corporation. That speaks volumes about the company. Your local government should know to never get in bed with a liar.
I wonder if it might be possible to start crowdfunding campaigns to buy farmland and set up a foundation to enable young people who want to learn farming/preserve the land/ raise a family to move from the cities?
Ever since I read one of your posts, this idea has been on my mind: "How to save American farmland from corporate buyers." Maybe it's a stupid idea, but I don't see the corporate buyers stopping anytime soon.
Look into government contracts. Sometimes they have money for this type of thing. I know someone was talking about Elon above but his brother, Kimball Musk teaches kids farming at schools. In California there was a college I looked into years ago that taught Ag and the kids paid tuition by working on the farm.
The present government supports the big business buy up of farmland, so I don't believe that's a viable option.
Also, I have never met nor have any contacts who know the Musks and wouldn't know the first thing about how to contact them or if they would be interested in such a venture. Surely, creating a charity, and crowdfunding, with a hefty marketing budget, is the way forward, but I'm just a returned teacher, writing an expat who raised a family in Sweden.
Hopefully, some Light will be shed on what's going on to the greater population at large. I am concerned about future food production, but also that we are making choices that will have other dire consequences for America, things unforseen and transformational in a bad way, not just for our future, but for the future of humanity.
Developing a thick skin, warrior mentality, and assembling an army of the like minded (what you called a "baller woman") is probably on your daily "To Do" list now. None of the battles most good people face now are lacking a dark side. Remember, you were born for this!
Wind and solar has been a scam against the American public since it got started. It is not green and it is not economic. It is merely a wealth transfer to corporations and politicians. We are destroying our future by destroying our land and our economy. Keep fighting.
Nope. You're wrong. It's great when done properly in the right places. This whole fight about "taking over farmland" is also a bit misleading, because there are ways to use solar and wind and still have great farming beneath it.
It's an excellent, ready to go solution to help us STOP fossils and transition Solar is VERY economic where I live. I have a double wide, and 60+ year old trees on the S and W sides of it, so I do with minimal use of my old AC, but I have a plan w SC Edison for green only energy and I'm glad to pay the slightly higher bill.
Every way that we can use to #keepitintheground should be used where it does the most good.
Hi Alexandra. I am one of those people who followed you back with Fiverr. I am not a writer but photographer and web/graphic designer. I have also gotten involved in local politics down in GA where I am currently living. I would encourage you to contact a Senator even a Conservative one, as many are Farmers. I have been homesteading on my little 3 acres for almost 14 years and my soil is so healthy now!! Unfortunately the city plan is growing us into suburbia. The state didn't give is a choice and is building a land port across from my property. There were meetings but they decided they could do it without our input. We are looking to move more rural. That is your real danger. If the NY governor wants the money and power from the solar farms he will make it happen. You and your neighbors need to escalate this to Senators, RFK Jr. or whoever will listen! Good luck, I am with you on this issue!
Thank you for taking such a strong stand and helping and encouraging others to do the same. This is insidious. Once the farm land is gone, along with the accompanying lifestyle and the habitat it supports, it will be gone forever. The love of money truly is the root of all evil. This is a battle worth winning.
The green glasses have been removed from your eyes,
You now see the fight the 'little man' must face to protect itself and it's land from big...
EVERYTHING...
Sadly, same old same old:
-Back door deals
-Strong arming decent citizens
Inaccurate 'statistics'
YOU are well spoken, well educated and we readers are at the precipice in the beginnings of a young, smart eloquent spokesperson for the rural communities...
Cheers to you!
Thank you for continuing to share your journey....
You are an amazing, clear sighted , and clear headed person; looking at the big picture. These are attributes which “they” are trying to wrong out of us.
Thank you for exposing this “green” revolution for what it is, in a simple, understandable format, not all fluffed up and complicated 🙏🏼
A beautiful, large meadow was commandeered and overtaken here where I live (Nevada City, CA.) for an eyesore of a solar array. Seems like one minute it was a meadow the next a huge swath of glass and metal. Happened right under my nose anyway.
Thankfully, a wet area was not developed and a friend says it is still a beautiful habit.
Name and shame the individual and the company he works for. Public private partnerships are communism. The green new deal is the Great Leap Forward, disasters for farmers and humanity.
It’ll be disclosed in the meeting minutes. Awaiting them to share!
do you know what the Great Leap Forward is? the Green New Deal was trying to turn our economy away from fossils and toward renewable energy. Blame Capitalism. This is about as far from "communism" as it gets. It's profits uber alles because conservatives have not allowed Warren and many other Dems who support Regulation as a KEY function of government in a capitalist economy.
I'm a Chinese Studies grad and spent many years traveling and living in China and Taiwan. Yuri is either clueless or a Putti. Please don't amplify his bs.
Proud of you!!!! Keep fighting the grifters. Green energy is a total scam meant to impoverish us all.
solar is a joke of an energy source, like wind. it's a "green" delusion hoisted on most of the unsuspecting public by "green profiteers", who pose as do-gooders but are actually the most vile form of exploitation capitalist.
while nuclear is controversial, I have hope for thorium reactors which are small, safe and decentralized, as a way to get to nearly zero cost and zero ecological impact energy. we are in a transition period now, and we need to fight to keep our natural land free from being destroyed.
here in Long Island, the last remaining large swathe of farmland in Long Island, in Calverton, is filled with a acres upon acres of solar farms. It's a tragedy.
I too am excited for thorium! I heard China has it fully working but who knows for sure.
I think the Danish have a good lead on the technology and could have a commercial application soon. I heard of a company called Copenhagen Atomics that sounds promising.
Omg this is horrifying and that solar project looks terrible. How dare that guy travel to your area to line his pockets! Keep up the fight Alex! Great informative article. Has my blood boiling!
Me too Barb! All the ‘green governors’ are pushing this right now. It’s BS!
It sure is.. and you know there’s something in it for them too $$$&
As they always say” Follow The Money”
I like solar but like you said only in smart places. To me, going between highways or hung as solar canopies over parking lots, on warehouses and big box stores seems the way to go. I'm for easing the restrictions on only those places.
I don't believe one word out of that sleazy weasel's mouth. Too difficult to put solar panels anywhere but farmland? BS. These people are pure evil Alex and please be careful engaging w them. Nothing good can come of it. I have recently been made aware of 2 things going on in Tennessee that you will see relates. One is Elon Musk's illegal setting up a data center in Memphis. The other is the TVA in Cheatam County looking to do the same. John Rich, local celebrity, exposing the insane fight. This is where they are going w their agenda. This fool wasn't sent out from California on a whim. Please look into these incidents and where we are all headed if this is not stopped. Thank you for all you do Alex. Please stay safe! 🦋
how are Musk's fossil fuel generator dependent data centers and who is "they" and "them"? Big Solar is NOT on par with Big Oil in levels of POWER or corruption. In fact, it's being destroyed by the Oiligarchy's control of the GOP right now, when it COULD be under acting as a bridge between our gas and oil guzzling Present and more efficient energy of the future. Alex said in her post that she knew this solar rep was sent, as many others are, to derail local initiatives to make solar work for everyone. Why talk down?
What seems to be your problem??? This is ALL ABOUT ENERGY. With AI coming in and the massive amounts needed to run it certainly begins w solar taking over farmlands and on to data centers as they're doing in Tennessee. I have no idea WTH your word salad jabbering is even talking about. "The Oligarchy's control of GOP"? Really? With AI in the future THERE WILL BE NO MORE "EFFICIENT ENERGY". DO YOUR HOMEWORK AND DON'T PUT WORDS IN MY MOUTH! I have no idea how you come to the conclusion that I was speaking down to Alex just more blind conjecturing on your part Leftist Karen. Perhaps a reading comprehension class in order for you. And a booster.
solar panels on houses and community buildings where I live in Southern California make a ton of sense and everyone I know who has invested has been very happy. Especially during frequent black outs by SCE and PGE when they shut us all off because their lines are so poorly maintained they Cause Massive Wildfires.
Unfortunately the batteries on solar homes that Store the energy not used during the day so it can be used at night at mostly TESLA. That's just another sign of Republican policies allowing monopolies to flourish.
The other really important thing about solar is that it can break from the grid. US grids are old and unstable and vulnerable to cyberattacks. In CA the private, for profit utilities pay shareholders while Failing to Maintain, causing many of the massive wild fires we've experienced, including here in LA in January (and countless times before our urban conflagration, which was Also caused by climate change from Fossil Fuels used by the Utility monopolies.) Preventable death and destruction.
Roof top solar could Release communities from the monopolies of the utility companies that we've suffered under for generations. (see the Monopoly board!) (Plus the old grids are a Major national security risk that Biden tried to address, but that Putin has been working on for years. I predict he will use his years of practice blacking out Ukraine soon, just like he took down the Colonial pipeline a few years ago.)
Decentralizing and getting off the Big Grid and into local energy co-ops is Facilitated by the Proper use of solar and wind. Even After we get some sort of "safe" nuclear.
Meantime, let's Insulate and learn more about how our ancestors dealt with cold and heat.
Typical Leftist liberal garbage and the audacity to bring your leftist propaganda politics to Alex's very astute Substack. The only one blacking out Ukraine and threat of us all from the sun is Bill Gates. The drug addled fruit loop Zelensky is the one keeping the war w Russia alive NOT PUTIN, and potato Joe and his minions made sure of this by send him OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS! MAGA IS ANTI-WAR! I could go on but won't out of respect for Alex. Anyhow can't argue w or fix stupid.
I like how you stand for justice through farming, hard work and decency. I’d love to try one of your nutritious strawberries and other products too 🍓
So this guy lied several times on behalf of his corporation. That speaks volumes about the company. Your local government should know to never get in bed with a liar.
But unfortunately they don't bc they're usually paid off these days. Stay strong!
I wonder if it might be possible to start crowdfunding campaigns to buy farmland and set up a foundation to enable young people who want to learn farming/preserve the land/ raise a family to move from the cities?
Ever since I read one of your posts, this idea has been on my mind: "How to save American farmland from corporate buyers." Maybe it's a stupid idea, but I don't see the corporate buyers stopping anytime soon.
Look into government contracts. Sometimes they have money for this type of thing. I know someone was talking about Elon above but his brother, Kimball Musk teaches kids farming at schools. In California there was a college I looked into years ago that taught Ag and the kids paid tuition by working on the farm.
The present government supports the big business buy up of farmland, so I don't believe that's a viable option.
Also, I have never met nor have any contacts who know the Musks and wouldn't know the first thing about how to contact them or if they would be interested in such a venture. Surely, creating a charity, and crowdfunding, with a hefty marketing budget, is the way forward, but I'm just a returned teacher, writing an expat who raised a family in Sweden.
Hopefully, some Light will be shed on what's going on to the greater population at large. I am concerned about future food production, but also that we are making choices that will have other dire consequences for America, things unforseen and transformational in a bad way, not just for our future, but for the future of humanity.
Not stupid at all. Thank you
Developing a thick skin, warrior mentality, and assembling an army of the like minded (what you called a "baller woman") is probably on your daily "To Do" list now. None of the battles most good people face now are lacking a dark side. Remember, you were born for this!
I do feel a very strong calling to shed light on this!!
Wind and solar has been a scam against the American public since it got started. It is not green and it is not economic. It is merely a wealth transfer to corporations and politicians. We are destroying our future by destroying our land and our economy. Keep fighting.
👍👍👍👍👍
Nope. You're wrong. It's great when done properly in the right places. This whole fight about "taking over farmland" is also a bit misleading, because there are ways to use solar and wind and still have great farming beneath it.
It's an excellent, ready to go solution to help us STOP fossils and transition Solar is VERY economic where I live. I have a double wide, and 60+ year old trees on the S and W sides of it, so I do with minimal use of my old AC, but I have a plan w SC Edison for green only energy and I'm glad to pay the slightly higher bill.
Every way that we can use to #keepitintheground should be used where it does the most good.
Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater.
Hi Alexandra. I am one of those people who followed you back with Fiverr. I am not a writer but photographer and web/graphic designer. I have also gotten involved in local politics down in GA where I am currently living. I would encourage you to contact a Senator even a Conservative one, as many are Farmers. I have been homesteading on my little 3 acres for almost 14 years and my soil is so healthy now!! Unfortunately the city plan is growing us into suburbia. The state didn't give is a choice and is building a land port across from my property. There were meetings but they decided they could do it without our input. We are looking to move more rural. That is your real danger. If the NY governor wants the money and power from the solar farms he will make it happen. You and your neighbors need to escalate this to Senators, RFK Jr. or whoever will listen! Good luck, I am with you on this issue!
Aw I am so happy to have you here still!! Thank you!
Thank you for taking such a strong stand and helping and encouraging others to do the same. This is insidious. Once the farm land is gone, along with the accompanying lifestyle and the habitat it supports, it will be gone forever. The love of money truly is the root of all evil. This is a battle worth winning.
Excellent reporting. Keep it up. Great details.
Did you hear about the 200 year-old family farm that the government is taking and calling eminent domain?
They want to build accessible housing or something like that
I saw a news article about this. It’s in New Jersey.
Super grateful for young persons like yourself.
The green glasses have been removed from your eyes,
You now see the fight the 'little man' must face to protect itself and it's land from big...
EVERYTHING...
Sadly, same old same old:
-Back door deals
-Strong arming decent citizens
Inaccurate 'statistics'
YOU are well spoken, well educated and we readers are at the precipice in the beginnings of a young, smart eloquent spokesperson for the rural communities...
Cheers to you!
Thank you for continuing to share your journey....
You clearly didn't move there only to mingle with the birds, butterflies and bees.
Time to shapeshift into a black mamba.
You are an amazing, clear sighted , and clear headed person; looking at the big picture. These are attributes which “they” are trying to wrong out of us.
Thank you for exposing this “green” revolution for what it is, in a simple, understandable format, not all fluffed up and complicated 🙏🏼
A beautiful, large meadow was commandeered and overtaken here where I live (Nevada City, CA.) for an eyesore of a solar array. Seems like one minute it was a meadow the next a huge swath of glass and metal. Happened right under my nose anyway.
Thankfully, a wet area was not developed and a friend says it is still a beautiful habit.
Keep it coming!