▲ 695 ▼ rural americans will drive past a coal-fired power plant, in their five mpg ford truck, to go to a small town city council meeting and complain about how environmentally destructive solar panels are (thelemmy.club) submitted 4 months ago* by stabby_cicada@slrpnk.net to c/memes@slrpnk.net 93 comments fedilink hide all child comments And their vote counts more than yours because they live in rural districts with lower populations. Smh at "democracy."
[–] snooggums@piefed.world 10 points 4 months ago It depends on the crop and how they do the layout, but you can absolutely grow some plants under partial shade from panels. https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshpearce/2025/11/15/why-farmers-are-shielding-their-crops-with-solar-panels/ permalink fedilink source parent
