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Re:India's richest man pouring $80B into green energy, inclu... by elric on Friday January 14, 2022 @07:30AM (#29933670)
Funny how people are suddenly concerned with other species when a wind turbine is placed near their home. But when an out-of-sight coal plant belches out tons of pollutants which affect thousands of species, that concern seems to vanish. Quaint.
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Re:India's richest man pouring $80B into green energy, inclu... by Smithalicious on Friday January 14, 2022 @07:50AM (#29933820)
The discussion is comparing solar to wind, nobody is suggesting coal as an alternative, so this complaint seems out of place.
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Re:India's richest man pouring $80B into green energy, inclu... by elric on Friday January 14, 2022 @07:53AM (#29933840)
Not really. It's an observation on human nature. It's about how certain problems are only problems when they fit a narrative, and can be conveniently ignored otherwise. It seems like the toxicity of solar panel production is also conveniently being ignored, or how much water it requires. Certainly less than coal, but more than wind turbines.
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Re:India's richest man pouring $80B into green energy, inclu... by mensetmanusman on Friday January 14, 2022 @08:13AM (#29934025)
It’s less water over the life of the product though.
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