Backlash Against Wind And Solar Projects Is Real, Global, And Growing
by Robert Bryce Apr 5, 2024 in News And Opinion, Renewables
snow covered solar panels
All around the world, big solar and wind projects are being rejected. From rural England to the Osage Nation in Oklahoma, local communities are telling alt-energy developers to take their projects and put them where the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow. [emphasis, links added]
As I have documented in the Renewable Rejection Database, there have been at least 639 rejections or restrictions of wind or solar projects in the U.S. alone since 2015.
Why are so many communities objecting? The answer is simple: landowners and homeowners want to preserve the integrity of their neighborhoods.
They don’t want their landscapes and views destroyed by oceans of solar panels and forests of 600-foot-high wind turbines. They are also rightly concerned about the diminution of their property values and the noise pollution that comes with these projects.
Don’t blame yourself if you haven’t heard about these rejections.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/backlash-against-wind-and-solar-projects-is-real-global-and-growing/
