Social media is the biggest farce. Giving voice to idiots worldwide.
this post was submitted on 19 Sep 2023
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And yet, here we are
Where else would I have a voice?
O give me a home, where the idiots moan
I'm sure these folks also want an end to international shipping, since those injure and kill whales all the time.
Why would anyone be opposed to wind power in general? I can only fathom being opposed to a specific installation, not the whole concept....
Because they make money from fossil fuel electric generation. Wind and solar basically generate whenever possible once installed, which displaces fossil fuel use. So people opposed push all kinds of nonsense to keep the money flowing
Nuclear investors freaking out that maybe we won't build hundreds of plants when they invested heavily into the industry
Ah yes, the investors of the... checks notes power source with the least investment? Wait, what? Surely there's much clearer suspects? Did you read the article even? It's the fossil fuel industry. It's always the fossil fuel industry.
While you argue whether one clean energy is better than the other, fossil fuels are getting trillions in subsidies from our governments.