Seize the Moment for Renewable Energy!
Solar, Wind, and Geothermal Are:
Safe for Air, Water, and Soil
Solar panels are made primarily of glass, plastic, and aluminum. The few slightly toxic materials are tightly encased to prevent contamination. Studies show that even cracked panels do not leak significant amounts of toxins into the surrounding soil. Penn State University Extension
Cheaper and More Reliable
Solar is now the cheapest form of new energy, and solar plus battery storage is competitive with gas generation. It is also by far the fastest to deploy. Lazard
The Right Thing to Do
The 23 billion dollar climate-fueled disasters in 2025 caused an estimated 276 fatalities and cost a total of $115 billion in damages. This is well above the average of nine such disasters since 1980. Climate Central
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Agrivoltaics: Farming with Solar
People fear we’re taking farmland to build solar. They don’t realize that you can have both, according to Charles Gould, a Bioenergy Educator with Michigan State University Extension. “Agrivoltaics” allow you to have agriculture and solar on the same piece of land. Michigan has a great potential to develop agrivoltaics, especially with sheep. Sheep do
