The clock is ticking toward a deadline to meet renewable-energy standards. But USA TODAY's analysis finds local governments banning wind turbines, solar plants.

Across America, clean energy plants are being banned faster than they’re being built::The clock is ticking toward a deadline to meet renewable-energy standards. But USA TODAY’s analysis finds local governments banning wind turbines, solar plants.

  • jpreston2005@lemmy.worldEnglish
    172·
    11 months ago

    I had my conservative professor uncle tell me we can’t use windmills because “they use up all the wind.”

    imagine having to explain to your elders that wind isn’t some finite resource.

    • TheIllustrativeMan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      42·
      11 months ago

      Wind is finite, and there has actually been research done to estimate the impact slower winds would have (a few degrees iirc), it’s just that this is massively offset by the pros of using wind.

    • RinoxEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      All that precious wind we need for top soil erosion

    • Madison420@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      11 months ago

      Hate to break it to you but wind is a finite resource, it’s unlikely that earths inhabitants would ever saturate it -it is still quite possible just excessively unlikely.