this post was submitted on 18 Sep 2024
20 points (95.5% liked)

Minneapolis - St. Paul Metro

555 readers
4 users here now

About

A community for leftists and progressives within the Minneapolis - St. Paul Metro Area, including all suburbs and exurbs.

Community banner courtesy of @maven@lemmy.zip ❤️

Guidelines

  1. Be nice

  2. Comment substantively

  3. Probably some other stuff

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
Revolutionary_Code@midwest.social
m_f@midwest.social
20
Eyesores or necessary clean energy? Solar garden growth sparks debate in Hugo (www.startribune.com)
submitted 1 month ago by m_f@midwest.social to c/msp@midwest.social
5 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

This confirms all of my stereotypes about Hugo:

“I don’t want to not allow solar farms, but you don’t want to ruin a neighborhood’s character,” City Council Member David Strub said in an interview. “We’re all trying to be good neighbors.”

They also don't like public transit because of reasons that boil down to not liking minorities. That's probably why Bob Kroll lives there, who was the president of the Minneapolis police union during the George Floyd protests.

https://archive.is/XOAdo

top 5 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] verdigris@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Idgaf about "eyesores," but I am very supportive of efforts to make sure that solar farms are designed in ecologically responsible ways. Far too many effectively raze the underlying ecosystem in order to maximize coverage, when slightly less efficient land usage can allow the same species to flourish after construction.

[–] m_f@midwest.social 7 points 1 month ago

Totally agree. In this case, it's plain NIMBYism, but we should make sure to avoid the classic mistake of ignoring any downsides of the new and shiny thing.

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

Necessary clean energy. Asked and answered.

[–] RiikkaTheIcePrincess@pawb.social 4 points 1 month ago

Despite all' the horrid crap hunams leave lying around, somehow solar gardens get any complaints at all? Seems a bit odd to me... 🤷

[–] Landsharkgun@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

I'm sure they also complain about roads, parking lots, gas stations, drive thrus, and highway onramps. Not.