A battle of green against green in this Texas community
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Dike, Tex., an unincorporated community two hours east of Dallas with a population of about 1,000. The area is largely undeveloped and is part of the Post Oak Savannah, an “ecoregion” of 8.5 million acres that runs along East Texas from the Red River to south of Houston. The land that hasn’t been cleared and converted to Bermuda grass for cattle grazing is covered in dense forest, or native grasses like little bluestem.
There are few areas of old-growth post oak trees left in Texas. Residents who are against the project worry it could have unintended environmental impacts…
Theirs was a battle of green vs. green. A French energy company called Engie, with an annual revenue of $70 billion in 2019, is in the process of leasing acreage from landowners in Dike with the intent of installing solar panels on the ground.
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