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Borders village [Nimbys] 'heart ripped out' by battery site plans (www.bbc.co.uk)
submitted 6 days ago by Olap to c/scotland
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No mention from anyone under 50 in this article. Tories, gammon, and the worst of the borders on display here. Nevermind the decarbonisation this could bring, or changes being proposed to power pricing meaning they could be paying next to zero in the future, or jobs to the area - which is struggling. No no, some containers in a field is going to really destroy the place they say

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[–] BeN9o 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

They should just spend a bit extra and build a bunker, can't moan about what you can't see!

[–] Olap 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Or plant some trees, what a horrible thing to see!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Yeah, that was my thought when I saw the headline.

Yeah, it's never fun having something industrial built in a small town, but it's a great opportunity to negotiate some improvements like green spaces around it, which is a triple dip into the win pool for any town.