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Carl_The_Sagan t1_japw5gj wrote

Reply to comment by SandAndAlum in Electric world that kicks out fossil fuels will cost less than combustion economy. 30TW of wind and solar PV will take 0.2% of earth's surface. by DisasterousGiraffe

Not ruling this out, but you may be underestimating true nimbyism

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SandAndAlum t1_japywoa wrote

Even the locals are usually just responding to scare campaigns.

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Carl_The_Sagan t1_jaq65q7 wrote

I dunno, the appeal of localism is that getting angry and showing up to meetings actually works, unlike other politics

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