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In reply to the discussion: Japan has finally figured out what to do with its abandoned golf courses [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)12. Hmmm. The U.S. has been closing more courses than opening
new ones for several years now. (A problem for a friend who designs them.) Golfing itself has been declining for a number of reasons, including that young people just aren't into it. Some of those courses seemingly "winding through" subdivisions don't actually belong to the subdivision. When the subdivision does own it, economic downturns occur, owners and buyers lose interest, homes don't sell well because of the maintenance costs, and the course becomes a liability.
Anyway, anyone interested in free electricity? I could see both nature preserve and self-sustaining neighborhood surrounding it.
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marble falls
Oct 2015
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There are solar farms all over the desert. The shade provides a habitat for kinds of critters....
Spitfire of ATJ
Oct 2015
#52
This right here, thank you LNP. Unimaginable untapped resource that goes to waste being
ChisolmTrailDem
Oct 2015
#30
Forbes editor must have been asleep at the wheel to let someone get that in.
lonestarnot
Oct 2015
#57
wouldn't it be more efficient to have each household producing its own energy?
KittyWampus
Oct 2015
#8
I looked into getting solar for my house. I live in Texas and it was expensive compared to other
Waldorf
Oct 2015
#34
I dunno... most muni courses in my area (north central Texas) range from $12 to $30
LanternWaste
Oct 2015
#28