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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.

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[–] Mango 73 points 11 months ago (24 children)

I wanna make energy without fucking anything up.

"Yeah no, stop that right now. It's illegal."

Who the fuck does this? What's going through their head to make them think there's any justification? How is there multiple idiots collaborating well enough to get in the way!?

[–] Cyberflunk 11 points 11 months ago (7 children)
[–] jpreston2005 15 points 11 months ago (6 children)

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.

[–] TheIllustrativeMan 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] jpreston2005 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

no, wind is not a finite resource. it's produced by the heating and cooling of the earth. Wind turbines aren't doing anything to stop the sun from coming up and going down.

[–] GhostFence 1 points 11 months ago

Seriously? What Facebook University source did you get that from?

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