HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 month agoTrump said wind power is for ‘stupid people.’ Five days later, European countries agreed to build one of the planet’s biggest wind farms in the North Seaedition.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTrump said wind power is for ‘stupid people.’ Five days later, European countries agreed to build one of the planet’s biggest wind farms in the North Seaedition.cnn.comHaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square66fedilink
minus-squaremimavox@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoGenerally, rich a-holes don’t like wind because it disturbes the view from their properties. Really selfish and dumb, of course.
minus-squarevandsjov@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoThis, unfortunately, is not just a rich people thing. Normal people opposes wind mills all the time because of the view. Source: I’m from Denmark and many wind mill projects never startes because of this.
minus-squaremimavox@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoDepends on your definition of rich, I suppose. Here in Sweden it’s mainly upper middle class conservative voters that whines about this.
Generally, rich a-holes don’t like wind because it disturbes the view from their properties. Really selfish and dumb, of course.
This, unfortunately, is not just a rich people thing. Normal people opposes wind mills all the time because of the view. Source: I’m from Denmark and many wind mill projects never startes because of this.
Depends on your definition of rich, I suppose. Here in Sweden it’s mainly upper middle class conservative voters that whines about this.