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Re:Solar farms took over California desert: ‘An oasis has be... by slackwaredragon on Monday May 22, 2023 @06:52AM (#36029764)
This right here. Not just Wind/Solar either. We have a community that was built right next to a coal fire power plant that's been there since the 70s (the neighborhood was built in 2005) and people are trying to work to get that power plant shut down because they don't like it's smokestacks and how much it lowers their land values. If we were to shut down that plant, we'd drop 1/3rd of the power generation in our area. If that plant were to actually shut down they'd lose their collective crap because of blackouts.

So basically their argument is "We want that power plant gone but we don't want to feel the effects of that power plant being gone. FIX IT NOW!!1!!11one!!11". Maybe they shouldn't have moved right next to a freakin power plant?

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Re:Solar farms took over California desert: ‘An oasis has be... by hirundo on Monday May 22, 2023 @09:16AM (#36031027)
Maybe they should also have bought all of the surrounding land within sight in every direction. I moved to a remote rural area very particularly because of the dark skies, for my joy of it and an astronomy hobby. A decade later they built a large wind farm a few miles away, with blinking red lights on top of each turbine. It sucks and there's not a damn thing I can do about it other than leave.
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Re:Solar farms took over California desert: ‘An oasis has be... by steveBK123 on Monday May 22, 2023 @09:23AM (#36031122)
Yeah, real estate development is sort of like traffic. People develop some land / drive somewhere, and then get irrationally upset that others do the same.

Everything everywhere is always moving forever.

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Re:Solar farms took over California desert: ‘An oasis has be... by steveBK123 on Monday May 22, 2023 @09:16AM (#36031035)
You see the similar with transportation too. People live on a major avenue or thru street in Manhattan and then protest against express bus lanes, lol.

People are completely irrational on green/climate stuff. Some of my leftiest friends on climate all drive midsize gas SUVs. Or the ones that pride themselves on not owning a car (Uber black rides don't count) and take 4+ trips by jet per year, lol.

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