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concerns by topic

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Forests

Our forests are invaluable fighters of climate change, sequestering and storing carbon from the atmosphere. In MA, thousands of acres of forest have been clearcut for industrial solar projects, fragmenting ecosystems and destroying our natural defenses against climate change  .

Water 

Clearcutting forests for large-scale industrial solar leads to erosion, pollution, and flooding of our watersheds and drinking water sources.

Environmental justice

Smaller and less powerful Massachusetts communities are bearing the load for irresponsible solar projects while indigenous lands and historical sites are being overlooked and ignored. Being responsible in our transition to clean energy also means being equitable.

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Decommissioning

Decommissioning solar developments is expensive and wasteful. Solar panels and the eventual waste they may produce could be an environmental disaster waiting to happen. 

Solar Panels

battery storage

If they catch on fire, lithium-ion batteries that are used for solar energy storage take days to extinguish, and release toxic smoke in the community. 

Dual-Use

Agrovoltaics and dual-use solar risk polluting and altering the local ecosystem. 

Green Fields
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