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I never thought anyone had an objection to solar or wind farms except colossal idiots.
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
I'd love it if my backyard (or just beyond it) was a wind farm.
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.
Yep, go north of Detroit and you end up seeing these yokels. Which is really sad since we'd all really benefit from it.![](https://lemmy.sdf.org/pictrs/image/fa0c7fc0-a5de-4ad7-9b76-bc964c5525ca.png)
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.
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.
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!
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.