The Natural Resources Defense Council on Agrivoltaics

At left we see a message from an organization whose motto is “stop solar.” As one might suspect, the propaganda here attempts to stimulate anger on the part of its audience, relying on broad ignorance of the actual truth, i.e., that “agrivoltaics” is an extremely well thought-through concept that provides a wide array of benefits to farmers.

From the NRDC (the Natural Resources Defense Council):

Recently, the field of agrivoltaics has emerged to explore ways of incorporating solar arrays into farmland without sacrificing that farmland’s arability, effectively allowing landowners to cultivate crops and generate clean energy harmoniously at the same time. Research indicates that growing crops beneath photovoltaic displays can actually yield a distinct set of agricultural and environmental benefits. Thanks to the shade provided by the panels, for example, the soil can retain more water, meaning it needs less irrigation. Panels can also help protect crops from hailstorms, high winds, and severe cold and heat, making them less vulnerable to extreme weather events. There’s even evidence to suggest that certain crops actually grow better, stronger, and longer under the protective covering of solar panels than they might otherwise, especially in hotter, more arid growing environments. As the already-hot-and-sunny parts of the world become even hotter and sunnier, the implications are enormous—for the climate, for crops, and for the farmers themselves.

Shame on these rotten propagandists.