Solar Farm Rejected Amid Fears It Will 'Suck Up All The Sun's Energy'

[moonbladem]

Residents, including a retired science teacher, were concerned it would stop plants from growing and cause cancer

Comments

[simply_blah]

What a bunch of idiots.

[eveofrevolution]

[rhysande]

This article below paints a slightly different picture of the retired science teacher's remarks. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-town-rejects-solar-panels-amid-fears-they-suck-up-all-the-energy-from-the-sun-a6771526.html... )

[scolaro]

That was actually my first thought when I read the headline. As in "*duh* obviously nothing will grow underneath these panels".
The rest, however...errr...

[rhysande]

Even the concern over cancer isn't completely off base. If the area has a higher than average cancer rate, it's worth looking at the statistics to see if there's a correlation between clusters of cancer within the population and other solar installations across the state. While they're at it, they can also look to see if there's a correlation between higher rates of cancer and a slew of other other possible, and more probable, causes, such as groundwater contamination due to agricultural chemicals or possible Duke Energy runoff.

[hikerpoet]

I was really hoping this article had some sort of spin/misinterpretation of the quotes. Partisans on both sides do that. There is an article the right-wing is sending around about a town near here saying they wouldn't let this girl use an American flag in her yearbook photo because schools are too liberal and unamerican. Turns out they rejected the photo *because she was standing on the flag* (in ignorance, not in protest) and they wanted to make sure it was treated respectfully that way. Precisely the opposite of how they were trying to spin it

[liliaeth]

Idiots, and one of them is actually a teacher? I would not want any child of mine in a class taught by someone that ... ignorant.