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.
Fossil Fuel Interests Are Working to Kill Solar in One Ohio County. The Hometown Newspaper Is Helping.
Submitted 1 month ago by solo@slrpnk.net to energy@slrpnk.net
https://www.propublica.org/article/ohio-mount-vernon-frasier-solar-fossil-fuel-metric-media
TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
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 5 weeks ago
I’m not surprised by any of it. I live on 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 5 weeks 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 :/