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Ive seen fuck all investment in solar where I'm at. Id really like to contribute labor to it, but there's nothing.
A lot has been happening in the southwest US, including Texas.
Here in the rural Midwest there is a huge investment in wind turbines. They are everywhere you look. I think what renewable is popular depends on your region.
There are specific areas where nothing is happening. For example, Alberta has a moratorium on renewables in order to benefit the local fossil fuels industry.
Lol that is the most Alberta thing I've ever heard.
Iowa had the most wind turbines in the US like...before Obama was even president I believe. But I wouldnt know what's been invested there federally since Biden took over, because I cant find any info on where those investments are going.
Where I'm at, we're actually getting a decent amount of solar, but unfortunately the power district is building the solar fields over some remnant tallgrass prairie, probably since it's cheaper than buying agricultural or residential land. This sucks since we've destroyed 98% of all the tallgrass prairie in the US, which makes it one of the most endangered biomes in the world, which is extra sucky since tallgrass prairie is one the most effective biomes at sequestering carbon, much more than even forests/woodlands.