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patphil

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2. This bill would be a win for the petroleum industry if it passes.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Mar 5, 2025, 02:09 PM

Mar 2025

It has nothing to do with protecting farmland for future cultivation.
What's being cultivated here is the companies and rich folks who want oil and gas to be the fuels of choice for electrical generation.
The more money they make, the more they contribute to Republican campaigns.

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@GOP Rep. TomTiffany (R, WI) re-introduces bill to eliminate farm subsidy for solar projects [View all] riversedge Mar 2025 OP

The sun is unreliable? Ocelot II Mar 2025 #1

It doesn't even come up at the same time every day. NT mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 #4

All the solar panels in the country turn out the lights when the sun goes down. True fact, sez trump. Hekate Mar 2025 #6

This bill would be a win for the petroleum industry if it passes. patphil Mar 2025 #2

It sure would be. riversedge Mar 2025 #3

Well, Tom, you can raise animals under solar panels and with windmills in field. travelingthrulife Mar 2025 #5