Brutkey

Wm.son
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We are woefully behind in all areas of solar. What sell here? House panels that are marked up substantially. Just make money, and while they help, they aren't solving the bigger issue.

KLB
@KLB@glasgow.social

@Sfwmson@universeodon.com @HistoPol@mastodon.social @kellogh@hachyderm.io we still expect individuals to do the heavy lifting (like with recycling), when the problem area is farther upstream.

HistoPol (#HP) 🏴🏴 🇺🇸🇺🇸 🏴🏴
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Part 2: #SolutionsForClimateChange: #Agrivoltaics

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IMO, combining the new solar-panel-above fields method* with ancient raised-field #WaruWaru #farming #technology could facilitate #WaterConservation and management, raise yields, reduce #fertilizer concentration, and reduce #erosion.

The solution to our current #drought problems in many areas might have been with us for 2,300 years at least, probably first developed by the #Tiahuanaco culture of the #Andean...

*See previous toot (Part 1)

Revitalized irrigation channels in the Andean highlands, interspersed with raised-field patches growing some green crops. Source: https://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread913772/pg1 Detailed description of the Waru Waru irrigation technology (sorry, lengthy text and OCR completely messes up the columns)