A golf course and wind turbines in Wulfen, Germany on Sept. 30, 2011. Benny / Flickr
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The amount of land needed for renewable energy projects is sometimes criticized, but a new study points out that, in countries like the United Kingdom and the United States, much more land gets allocated for golf courses than renewable energy facilities.
The study, “Countries across the world use more land for golf courses than wind or solar energy,” was published in the journal Environmental Research Communications.
“Land use is a critical…
