<p>Michigan state officials plan to clear 420 acres from a state forest to build a new solar farm in the name of environmentalism.</p>
<p>A “top state official” <a href="https://www.mlive.com/environment/2025/01/michigan-plans-to-clear-400-acres-of-state-forest-near-gaylord-for-solar-farm.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed</a> to MLive that the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) planned to bulldoze a large swath of forestland to build a solar farm as part of a lease agreement.</p>
<p>The outlet noted that the DNR “recently assessed 1,200 acres of public trust land in Otsego County near a major power transmission line to decide whether it was suitable for solar arrays” and decided to lease 35% of the land to go with other solar projects that are already being developed.</p>
<p>The sudden desire to destroy trees for solar panels comes as the state risks failing to meet its own climate goal of 100% “clean” energy by 2040. If it doesn’t increase its development of so-called renewable energy, it won’t meet its arbitrary timeframe.</p>
<p>The 420 acres about to be bulldozed are part of 4,000 acres of public land that will be flattened to try and meet the 2040 deadline.</p>
<p>If Michigan instead committed to nuclear power, it could meet its goal much quicker and by using much less land. Chris Martz, a meteorology student who regularly tackles climate change and energy myths, published a chart showing nuclear power produces far more power on less land than solar and wind. For example, 640 acres (about one square mile) for a nuclear power plant would produce 1,000 megawatts of power and can power just over 775,000 homes. Getting the same power from solar panels would require 5,000-7,000 acres of land and only power 193,523 homes. Onshore wind power is even less efficient.</p>
<p>Dr. Judith Curry, one of the most prominent atmospheric scientists who debunks climate myths, responded to Martz’s chart by saying, “Land use requirements (among other thing [sic]) will seriously constrain the penetration of wind and solar into the grid, and this analysis doesn&#8217;t include the additional land requirements for transmission lines.”</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Land use requirements (among other thing) will seriously constrain the penetration of wind and solar into the grid, and this analysis doesn&#8217;t include the additional land requirements for transmission lines. Well done, Chris <a href="https://t.co/VjrVEopGfS">https://t.co/VjrVEopGfS</a></p>
<p>— Judith Curry (@curryja) <a href="https://twitter.com/curryja/status/1873788915007775229?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Solar panels are also damaged by harsh weather, such as hail, which could be a problem in the Midwest.</p>
<p>Michigan’s decision to destroy land for more solar panels also comes at a time when climate alarmism is seeing a decline after decades of dire predictions have failed to come true.</p>
<p>Major Wall Street firms <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-02/morgan-stanley-leaves-net-zero-alliance-for-banks?embedded-checkout=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener">are leaving</a> the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, a group dedicated to “aligning their lending, investment, and capital markets activities with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050,” according to the U.N.-aligned group’s <a href="https://www.unepfi.org/net-zero-banking/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a>. It’s essentially environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing, which has come under <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-21-state-attorneys-general-warn-asset-managers-that-esg-agenda-could-violate-fiduciary-duty" target="_blank" rel="noopener">intense scrutiny</a> in recent years, with asset managers seemingly more concerned.</p>

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