Despathy: Solar panels Vermont’s new sacred cow - Vermont Daily Chronicle

Despathy: Solar panels Vermont’s new sacred cow - Vermont Daily Chronicle

By Alison Despathy If farms, forests and stewardship come to mind, please read on In 1925, Vermont had over 3.3 million acres of agricultural land. Fast forward to 2022 and this number has dwindled to 543,096 acres.  Many factors have led to declines in agricultural land over the years but a recent contributor to this alarming trend is industrial scale solar development which brings ecological devastation and threatens food security. Steep reduc…