thequantumqueer:bigboybone:higherorder:I’d love to know how this is “green” and “environmentally fri
thequantumqueer:bigboybone:higherorder:I’d love to know how this is “green” and “environmentally friendly”. “The figure for trees felled for windfarm development on Scotland’s forests and land, as managed by FLS, over the past 20 years is 13.9 million. However, it should be noted that these trees – being a commercial crop – will have eventually have been felled and passed into the timber supply chain in any case.”They added: “That figure for felled trees should also be contrasted with that for the number of trees planted in Scotland over the years 2000 - 2019, a total of 272,000,000, and renewable energy developments fit well with this.“To date, the amount of woodland removed across Scotland’s national forests and land, managed by FLS, for windfarm development is not even one per cent of the total woodland area.”basic reading comprehension really comes in handy i think #please be aware that journalism companies rely on sensational headlines like this to get u to click on them#so u have to ACTUALLY READ THE ARTICLE or you won’t get the full picture since the headline certainly won’t give it to you -- source link