A small town in the US has rejected a proposal for a solar plant after locals expressed concerns it would steal sunlight from plants and take away all the suns energy.
The North Carolina town of Woodlawn rejected a proposal by the Strata Solar Company to build a farm near the town after locals expressed serious opposition.
At a community meeting opposition was raised to the idea of a solar plant because it would “suck up all the energy from the sun” in the words of local man Bobby Mann, reported the local paper.
"You’re killing your town,” he said. “All the young people are going to move out,” Mr Mann said.
Another local woman named Jane Mann who was identified as a retired school teacher expressed genuine fears plants in the area would not get enough sunlight to perform photosynthesis if the solar project was approved.
She also said no one had proved solar panels didn’t cause cancer.
“I want to know what’s going to happen,” she said. “I want information. Enough is enough. I don’t see the profit for the town.
“People come with hidden agendas,” she said. “Until we can find if anything is going to damage this community, we shouldn’t sign any paper.”
The council voted 3-1 against the proposal and then agreed to place a moratorium on future farms.
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Are you sure this isn't a Aussie version of the Onion?
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SBS News googles as a legitimate news source.
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These people have a collective IQ of -30!
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These idiots have a vote that counts for the President of the United States. The average American is a moron.
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So to be fair. The original news article was written to be click bait. The solar farm was rejected, but not for the reasons the article states (there were a lot of issues with logistics, as well as the Company demanding tax money to help pay for the farm, which was going to be the cities fourth solar farm IIRC). That said those quotes are legitimate things that were said during an open forum, so it's not that much better.
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Yeah, what Staplic said. While there was a person who used that asinine loguic - a retired science teacher, no less! - the zoning project was voted down because the town at large felt that they hadn't realized enough benefit from the three prior solar farms to go forward with a fourth. Don't feel bad, though - even Reuters got it wrong.
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It's still a headbanging moment that even one person could believe that solar panels "suck up sunlight" from the area around them!
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Indeed, when we all know that in fact the sun drives his chariot under the ocean at night.Graham Kennedy wrote:It's still a headbanging moment that even one person could believe that solar panels "suck up sunlight" from the area around them!
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I thought it was a ball rolled by the gods in their lawn game?Mikey wrote:Indeed, when we all know that in fact the sun drives his chariot under the ocean at night.Graham Kennedy wrote:It's still a headbanging moment that even one person could believe that solar panels "suck up sunlight" from the area around them!
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Just shows what you lot know. Khepri rolls the sun across the sky each day.
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There is no sun. It's a big ball of God's love.
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Ah, the real answer!Mikey wrote: