I cannot comprehend people who think wind farms are an eyesore. I find them to be absolutely beautiful.
this post was submitted on 14 Jan 2024
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I can understand in some places, like mountain areas that rely on tourism. But in most places I also find them beautiful.
Would you even put up a wind farm in mountainous terrain? I expect the increased cost of installation and maintenance in rugged terrain would have a serious impact on the ROI.
The town hall meetings discussing these development projects are complete shit shows. The two most common arguments are that it will kill the birds (not true, at least for solar projects) or that it’s ugly, but a lot of anti-renewable energy misinformation too. Lots of dramatics as well lol. I have a close friend who has to attend these meetings for a living.
And the thing is, coming over the crest of a hill to reveal a sprawling field of wind turbines is a cool thing to see. Almost breathtaking in my opinion.
Coming over the crest to reveal a massive field of pump jacks is, well, let's just say depressing. They're all rusty, limited vegetation around or more weeds than anything. If "ugly" is the excuse then pumping oil is the one to avoid.
So you are still at the "dead birds" part of the fairy tale retelling? It will get from shit show to clown show once they move on to try arguing with "science" like the imaginary health issues caused by infrasound.
Where that wind farm was going was nothing but farmland it's hardly anybody nearby. The same people who proclaim they should be free from "the tryanny of the government" use the government as a weapon against others.
Meanwhile in my garbage conservative state, the state is blocking local governments from approving green projects.
Posting to call out the title. It can easily be read to mean the opposite of what it means.