▲ 46 ▼ Misinformation, fear and politics – how a South Dakota county drove away millions in solar energy (www.theguardian.com) submitted 1 year ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/climate@slrpnk.net 4 comments fedilink hide all child comments Colton Berens was looking forward to the added income from his farm, but armed with rightwing falsehoods, other Selby residents opposed the move
[+] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] manxu@piefed.social 4 points 1 year ago You gotta hand it to them. On one hand, burning billions of tons of fossil fuels cannot possibly cause climate change; on the other, a single solar farm in rural South Dakota has the power to just change the atmosphere. permalink fedilink source parent [–] heyWhatsay@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago Obviously the smart people left that town and never looked back. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] manxu@piefed.social 4 points 1 year ago You gotta hand it to them. On one hand, burning billions of tons of fossil fuels cannot possibly cause climate change; on the other, a single solar farm in rural South Dakota has the power to just change the atmosphere. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] heyWhatsay@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago Obviously the smart people left that town and never looked back. permalink fedilink source parent