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

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Cat@ponder.cat⁩ to ⁨science@mander.xyz⁩

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2515-7620/adb7bd

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  • RobotToaster@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Windmills in mini-golf but for real this time

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  • Kaboom@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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  • MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Such an inanely dumb “sport”.

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  • homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Money talks.

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  • Demdaru@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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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  • IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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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