Across America, clean energy plants are being banned faster than they’re being built::The clock is ticking toward a deadline to meet renewable-energy standards. But USA TODAY’s analysis finds local governments banning wind turbines, solar plants.

    • Godric@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      To explain the farmer view on wind: I don’t want Industry/ugly ass turbines right next to me.

      But banning solar is the dumbing fucking shit I’ve ever heard of. Bumfuckistan, Buckfuck Nowhere, my hometown at least has solar without a complaint.

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        10 months ago

        Cry more. I don’t want the climate change to kill everyone.

        Edit: also if we’re complaining about ugly, let me make a list. I’ll start at people rolling coal and end at the fat acceptance people in my fit girls porn.

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        10 months ago

        I had my conservative professor uncle tell me we can’t use windmills because “they use up all the wind.”

        imagine having to explain to your elders that wind isn’t some finite resource.

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          10 months ago

          Hate to break it to you but wind is a finite resource, it’s unlikely that earths inhabitants would ever saturate it -it is still quite possible just excessively unlikely.

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          10 months ago

          Wind is finite, and there has actually been research done to estimate the impact slower winds would have (a few degrees iirc), it’s just that this is massively offset by the pros of using wind.