Desert Species vs Solar Farms
Last updated 10/22/2015 at 10:51am
A study published on Monday claims that massive Solar farms harm California desert ecosystems and at-risk species that require undeveloped land for survival.
The new study found the majority of large-scale Solar farms in California have been built in areas that are incompatible with their surroundings.
An Earth-System Scientist at UC Berkeley, Rebecca Hernandez said, “We would hope that if a developer was on the ground and saw that, ‘oh, this is a really important area for migratory birds, maybe we should look at that Walmart commercial roof down the road and collaborate with them rather than putting it here.’"
