Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Mixed-use solar and agricultural land is the silver bullet Alberta’s Conservatives have wished for

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par Joshua M. Pearce, John M. Thompson Chair in Information Technology and Innovation and Professor, Western University

The Alberta government recently announced a much-maligned seven-month pause on renewable (including solar) energy development in the province. While the exact reasons are up for debate, one specific factor has been the desire to investigate ways to make renewable energy, particularly solar, more integrated within the province over the long term.

Specifically, there is a real concern among some in the party and the general public that industrial solar will displace farming and…

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