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Fossil Fuel Interests Are Working to Kill Solar in One Ohio County. The Hometown Newspaper Is Helping. (www.propublica.org)
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Reporting Highlights

Intense Debate Over Solar: A large solar farm proposed in Knox County, Ohio, has drawn about 4,000 public comments — more than any other solar project in the state.
Newspaper Misinformation: After the local paper was sold to Metric Media, part of a “pink slime” network, the Mount Vernon News published one-sided coverage and dubious claims about solar power.
Fossil Fuel Influence: Opposition to solar was stoked by a group whose major donor — a retired gas-industry executive — also leads a pro-gas dark-money organization.

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[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago

I'm gonna tell you right now it is more than just one county. Every rural county in Ohio has wind turbines on the ballot every election cycle, with the farmers opposed and the town/village residents in favor. Part of that started off because (in my county) the electricity was mostly going to go to Michigan rather than lowering rates here in NW Ohio. But that quickly evolved into "wind turbines cause brain cancer"