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TreasonousBastard

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8. Well, there are, but...

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 10:33 AM

Dec 2015

sometimes people seem to be more fed up than anything else.

http://www.roanoke-chowannewsherald.com/2015/12/08/woodland-rejects-solar-farm/

The council voted against it, even though there are three more solar farms in the area. While some town residents obviously don't have a clue, more of them seem to be against the idea because the town itself gets nothing from them-- no jobs, no revenue, and their electric bills wouldn't even get lowered since all the generated juice goes straight to the grid and not locally distributed.

Comments like the guy talking about the panels using the sunlight just can't be passed up by anyone covering the story.

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Are people really scared of solar panels? Or why questioning and empathy matter. [View all] HuckleB Dec 2015 OP

Damn right, you are. Wilms Dec 2015 #1

And when no one questions the lunatic statements at the meeting? hobbit709 Dec 2015 #2

Oh, FFS. HuckleB Dec 2015 #4

And sometimes you have to tell someone they're full of shit. Otherwise it only encourages them. hobbit709 Dec 2015 #5

And sometimes telling them that only leads to them doubling down. HuckleB Dec 2015 #6

Are you including the local paper report as click bait? hobbit709 Dec 2015 #7

No, I think there are real issues with those installations. alarimer Dec 2015 #3

Well, there are, but... TreasonousBastard Dec 2015 #8

This town isn't on the grid? kcr Dec 2015 #9

Apparently, the grid is big enough that... TreasonousBastard Dec 2015 #10