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Americans don’t hate living near solar and wind farms as much as you might think (wapo.st)
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As renewable energy becomes more widespread in the United States, large and bipartisan majorities of Americans say they wouldn’t mind fields of solar panels and wind turbines being built in their communities, according to a Washington Post-University of Maryland poll.

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[–] Crackhappy 49 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I never thought anyone had an objection to solar or wind farms except colossal idiots.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

People don't object to them unless they are near them. There's a phrase for it. Nimbyism. Not in my backyard

I think windmills are beautiful, solar panels in fields a bit harder on the eyes, but there's plenty of places to put solar without ruining outstanding areas of natural beauty

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'd love it if my backyard (or just beyond it) was a wind farm.

  • Open space
  • No traffic
  • No yappy dogs
  • No Karens/Kevins/Krotchgoblins pretending their backyard is a combination kitchen and living room, filling the air with wood smoke and sportsball shouting on an otherwise beautiful day/evening where I'd prefer to have my windows open and would if there wasn't a perpetual party just outside of said windows (yes this is a very specific complaint and no I would not have thought this was something to be annoyed about until it became chronic and annoying)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

The problem is that the people complaining already have that. Companies just want to make it 'worse'.

I don't have a problem with wind turbines most of the time, I think they look cool, I have a bigger problem with power lines. At least they have some new designs here in the UK that are slightly better.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yep, go north of Detroit and you end up seeing these yokels. Which is really sad since we'd all really benefit from it.

[–] Lawdoggo 2 points 10 months ago

Getting out of Macomb County was the best decision I made in a long time. Although I won’t pretend Oakland is much better outside of like 4 cities.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I don't mind windmills but I'd hate having them directly in my backyard. Between the noise and the constant moving shadows, I'd probably go mad.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

truly a most unbearable ruckus, how will you live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHFjLQuJhnc

seriously people freak out about the nonexistent noise of wind turbines, meanwhile they merrily live next to high-traffic roads that not only have studies to show how much the noise harms you, there's also the lovely air pollution to breathe in!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

Screw me for having personal preferences and sensory issues I guess. The noise in the video is more than noticeable and I would hate having it to hear it 24/7.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

Americans