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liberal N proud

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1. They could have also let them return to their natural state

Fri Oct 30, 2015, 07:09 AM

Oct 2015

I am all for alternative energy including solar and this is a great application but they cut down countless trees, cleared forest for fairways. We need those forest as much as we need alternative energy.

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Japan has finally figured out what to do with its abandoned golf courses [View all] marble falls Oct 2015 OP

They could have also let them return to their natural state liberal N proud Oct 2015 #1

Well, I see wilderness. DetlefK Oct 2015 #3

There are solar farms all over the desert. The shade provides a habitat for kinds of critters.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #52

Japan is the most forested advanced country in the world. kristopher Oct 2015 #4

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I am pro-solar and alternative energy liberal N proud Oct 2015 #23

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I have been pushing this solution where I work for several years liberal N proud Oct 2015 #33

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Very good point...nt haikugal Oct 2015 #29

This right here, thank you LNP. Unimaginable untapped resource that goes to waste being ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2015 #30

Why don't we have more solar? Two words... icarusxat Oct 2015 #51

Yep liberal N proud Oct 2015 #58

That's my perspective. hunter Oct 2015 #59

Feel the same way Marty McGraw Oct 2015 #50

Golf... hmmmmf. lonestarnot Oct 2015 #2

Yeah. It's in sharp decline here, too, which I consider a great trend. Arugula Latte Oct 2015 #35

Thanks for the links. lonestarnot Oct 2015 #56

Forbes editor must have been asleep at the wheel to let someone get that in. lonestarnot Oct 2015 #57

California, are ya listening? n/t dixiegrrrrl Oct 2015 #5

The hell that would be raised if we did this in Alabama. stonecutter357 Oct 2015 #6

The Robert Trent Jones solar power grid...has a nice ring to it. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2015 #31

Well, one of my clients put panels on a tennis court he never used. NV Whino Oct 2015 #21

Or if all open irrigation canals and waterways passiveporcupine Oct 2015 #53

That should be the top priority in my opinion. NV Whino Oct 2015 #55

We are about to have an abandoned golf course in San Jose. KamaAina Oct 2015 #24

Mr. Boner must be so upset... SoapBox Oct 2015 #7

wouldn't it be more efficient to have each household producing its own energy? KittyWampus Oct 2015 #8

Shhhhhh! LuvNewcastle Oct 2015 #13

The other dirty secret Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #19

I looked into getting solar for my house. I live in Texas and it was expensive compared to other Waldorf Oct 2015 #34

This is going to be a dumb question... Blue_Tires Oct 2015 #9

I've never seen flat solar panels laid out Blue_Adept Oct 2015 #10

ok...I was thinking about the roof solar panels Blue_Tires Oct 2015 #14

Another dumb question: Would the arc Ilsa Oct 2015 #15

Some systems move with the sun, others face north/south, 7962 Oct 2015 #17

Some systems move with the sun, AlbertCat Oct 2015 #20

That's what had occurred to me: Ilsa Oct 2015 #47

is that a photoshop? Locrian Oct 2015 #11

Yep, point-source 2naSalit Oct 2015 #26

"Why not solar panel on *every* roof top?" NCTraveler Oct 2015 #36

Yeah, that's just a digital image. nt Codeine Oct 2015 #42

Hmmm. The U.S. has been closing more courses than opening Hortensis Oct 2015 #12

Golf costs too damn much. nt 7962 Oct 2015 #18

I dunno... most muni courses in my area (north central Texas) range from $12 to $30 LanternWaste Oct 2015 #28

Gold is pretty expensive GummyBearz Oct 2015 #38

very cool idea! nt 7962 Oct 2015 #16

I like this but I have a question.. haikugal Oct 2015 #27

That's a digital image. nt Codeine Oct 2015 #40

Yeah, I realized that after reading the thread...Thanks Codeine haikugal Oct 2015 #44

I had the same immediate question. bvar22 Oct 2015 #45

Yeah..nature is rampant here as well. haikugal Oct 2015 #46

sugoii! yuiyoshida Oct 2015 #32

Weird. Are the panels elevated so animals can move underneath? Liberal_in_LA Oct 2015 #37

They almost certainly would be. Codeine Oct 2015 #43

Use George Carlin's idea and turn them into homeless shelters! Initech Oct 2015 #41

I guy I know had his first course turned into a hop farm AngryAmish Oct 2015 #48

Now, that's beautiful. nt valerief Oct 2015 #49

Another plus for Solar: It doesn't attract Godzilla nikto Oct 2015 #54