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Fossil Fuel Interests Are Working to Kill Solar in One Ohio County. The Hometown Newspaper Is Helping. (www.propublica.org)

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A retired gas industry executive, a shadowy “grassroots” group and a controversial media company are spreading misinformation while turning residents against a proposed solar farm — and each other.

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[–] TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I live in this little town. The sheer cognitive dissonance of the "don't tread on me" crowd who have fallen for the anti-solar propoganda saying that farmers shouldn't be allowed to do what they want with their own land is palpable.

[–] ericjmorey@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I'm not surprised by any of it. I live in a pocket of New Jersey that has a group fighting against offshore wind farms funded mostly by Real Estate agents and existing energy interests claiming that adding supply from a new source of power is going to increase the market rate of electric power. It's exhausting to listen to and read about their bullshiting.

[–] TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Adding supply is going to. . .increase prices??

I feel like that goes against the fundamental supply/demand rule of economics lmao who is falling for that? That was a rhetorical question I know the answer already :/