Countries across the world use more land for golf courses than wind or solar energy.

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• MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Such an inanely dumb “sport”.

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• homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Money talks.

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• IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  They also use more land for just about every sport and recreational activity that requires a dedicated facility.

  Unless the area is out of space, and the golf course existing is the only reason why a given wind/solar project isn’t going forward, the comparison is pretty useless.

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• Demdaru@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  One was here long af. Other is new.

  How can be more if one than the other? :o

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  • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The one that’s been here long af has also been considered to be environmentally and socially problematic for long af.

    Golf courses should have been dismantled long ago.

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  • Akasazh@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    One costs massive amounts of water to maintain. Other brings free green energy.

    How can be more if one than the other? (sic)

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• RobotToaster@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Are they incompatible?

  Put a wind turbine on a gold course as a new hazard or something.

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  • sorghum@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Windmills in mini-golf but for real this time

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• Kaboom@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Because Golf Courses are usually built in low cost locations in high cost areas. Like flood plains. There’s only so many things you can reasonably build in flood plains, golf courses are one of them. Have you ever noticed that golf courses are often next to lakes and rivers?

  Also, what is with the European need to optimize every square inch of land? Y’all still have abandoned buildings!

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  • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Can leave it as a public park instead of a private endeavor that the public can’t access.

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