AJH219 4,448 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 A town council in North Carolina rejected plans to rezone land for a solar farm after residents voiced fears it would cause cancer, stop plants from growing and suck up all the energy from the sun. Two citizens reportedly made the allegations at a Woodland Town Council meeting in Northampton County, northeastern North Carolina, on Wednesday. Bobby Mann said the farm would "suck up all the energy from the sun and businesses would not come to Woodland," the Roanoke-Chowan Herald-News reports. Retired science teacher Jane Mann feared the proposed solar ranch could hinder photosynthesis -- the process of converting light energy from the sun into chemical energy for fuel -- in the area and stop plants from growing. She added that no one could tell her solar panels didn't cause cancer. Other residents feared the effect it would have on the price of their homes. Councilors were voting on whether to redefine agriculturally designated land off U.S. Highway 258 for manufacturing. Strata Solar Company representative Brent Niemann told the meeting the only sunlight used would be that which fell on the panels directly. "The panels don't draw additional sunlight," he said. He told councilors that the farm would have no effect on property prices and promised that no toxic substances would be kept on site. But Woodland Town Council turned down the proposal, effectively stopping the company from building the planned renewable energy ranch. The council later voted to put a moratorium on future solar farms in the area, the Herald-News reports. Solar Power World Online ranks North Carolina fourth in the U.S. for installed solar power capacity, with 161 companies employing 3,100 people in the industry. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/solar-farm-suck-up-the-sun_566e9aeee4b0e292150e5d66 So sad to see how much my home state has decayed in the last four years. If it wasn't for the Charlotte and Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area, North Carolina would truly be just like every other southern state. 'All our dreams can come true IF we have the courage to pursue them'-Walt Disney Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShockPop 7,747 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Does nothing to stop those stereotypes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorno Giovanna 3,178 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 このジョルノジョヴァンナ夢がある Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qualle1 1,385 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 This is no joke, right? MAKE LOVE NOT WAR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJH219 4,448 Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share Posted December 15, 2015 10 minutes ago, Qualle1 said: This is no joke, right? I legit thought this was an Onion article. But, alas, it is true. It is sad though. This is the poorest part of the state, which means the funding for education is almost ZERO. So, its not shocking this mindset exists here. 'All our dreams can come true IF we have the courage to pursue them'-Walt Disney Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qualle1 1,385 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 4 minutes ago, ajhuffman219 said: I legit thought this was an Onion article. But, alas, it is true. It is sad though. This is the poorest part of the state, which means the funding for education is almost ZERO. So, its not shocking this mindset exists here. Solar and wind power - as part of the so called "green energy" - are so important and the future - at least here in Germany... MAKE LOVE NOT WAR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,851 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Ummmm... For real???????? Suck up the sunns energy????? WTF????? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow 6,697 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Please, set up the solar farm here where people actually know what it is and how solar energy is acquired. Just when I thought the world could not be more mad... Education needs to be revamped... :fail: Stand in the light, cast your shadow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiphEret 1,320 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Well I read an article that explained this one was written in a way that makes people seem stupid while the main reason was the fact the area already have 3 solar panel ranches and that the price for home has drop already... Don't know if it's true but honestly how can people be that ignorant? Sur le sable sur la neige, Sur les images dorées,Sur le front de mes amis, J’écris ton nom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey 3,017 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 10 hours ago, Qualle1 said: Solar and wind power - as part of the so called "green energy" - are so important and the future - at least here in Germany... Not only the future. For their time, the Nazis were very green. The Nazis created nature preserves, contemplated sustainable forestry, curbed air pollution, and designed the autobahn highway network as a way of bringing Germans closer to nature. How Green Were the Nazis? is the first book to examine the ideology and practice of environmental protection in Nazi Germany. "I am the world's greatest person that does not want to let people into the country."—US President Donald J. Trump Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qualle1 1,385 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 3 minutes ago, Goosey said: Not only the future. For their time, the Nazis were very green. The Nazis created nature preserves, contemplated sustainable forestry, curbed air pollution, and designed the autobahn highway network as a way of bringing Germans closer to nature. How Green Were the Nazis? is the first book to examine the ideology and practice of environmental protection in Nazi Germany. Reported. MAKE LOVE NOT WAR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey 3,017 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 4 minutes ago, Qualle1 said: Reported. Why? people have been concerned about "green" in a modern sense since the Renaissance. "I am the world's greatest person that does not want to let people into the country."—US President Donald J. Trump Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qualle1 1,385 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 6 minutes ago, Goosey said: Why? people have been concerned about "green" in a modern sense since the Renaissance. This is not the first time that you are "blending" on purpose the present-day Germany with Nazi Germany and the Third Reich - and this is insulting! MAKE LOVE NOT WAR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey 3,017 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 3 minutes ago, Qualle1 said: This is not the first time that you are "blending" on purpose the present-day Germany with Nazi Germany and the Third Reich - and this is insulting! Federal Republic of Germany and the German Reich = two separate countries. Off-topic anyways, back to solar farms... "I am the world's greatest person that does not want to let people into the country."—US President Donald J. Trump Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTV 13,913 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 tis is stew peed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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