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Would you feel they were beautiful if you paid $700K for an oceanfront property?

overcast 10y ago
As I said, plopping them in front of your face, probably not a great idea. But let's be realistic here, the US has A TON of space, and a lot of smart people. I'm sure we can figure it out.
wnevets 10y ago
The struggle is real.
ocschwar 10y ago
This: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Mystic_Generating_Station,_Everett_MA.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Mystic_G... This is the Mystic Generating Station in Everett, MA. It is inside Boston Harbor, and receives liquified natural gas to generate electricity. The arrival of gas ships in Everett is a big security event, and is greeted with a general closure of shipping lanes, chopper patrols over the harbor, and patrol cars at every point in the harbor that are close to the ship. Because each of those ships is a floating fuel-air bomb able to take out the whole city. Every wind turbine, every solar panel, and every bicycle dynamo hooked to a hamster wheel in New England, lengthens to time between visits from these ships. So yes, I do feel they are beautiful.
pivo 10y ago
First of all if I could get oceanfront property for $700K in this area (Block Island or Cape Cod) I'd think that was a bargain. And anyway, yes, I would still feel that they're beautiful. There's something deeply satisfying for me when natural resources are harnessed in this sensible and attractive way.
hx87 10y ago
Of course. Hell, I'd pay extra for a view of Deer Island here in Boston. Yes it's a sewage treatment plant, but it is an exceedingly beautiful one.
dv_dt 10y ago
Yes, I look at them and see we're collecting power from our environment in such a simple and direct way in comparison to other fossil fuel paths.
vacri 10y ago
Given that the Netherlands uses its windmills as a tourist icon to attract people and their dollars, it does seem weird that wind turbines are considered such an eyesore by some.

As I said, plopping them in front of your face, probably not a great idea. But let's be realistic here, the US has A TON of space, and a lot of smart people. I'm sure we can figure it out.

wnevets 10y ago

The struggle is real.

ocschwar 10y ago

This: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Mystic_Generating_Station,_Everett_MA.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Mystic_G... This is the Mystic Generating Station in Everett, MA. It is inside Boston Harbor, and receives liquified natural gas to generate electricity. The arrival of gas ships in Everett is a big security event, and is greeted with a general closure of shipping lanes, chopper patrols over the harbor, and patrol cars at every point in the harbor that are close to the ship. Because each of those ships is a floating fuel-air bomb able to take out the whole city. Every wind turbine, every solar panel, and every bicycle dynamo hooked to a hamster wheel in New England, lengthens to time between visits from these ships. So yes, I do feel they are beautiful.

pivo 10y ago

First of all if I could get oceanfront property for $700K in this area (Block Island or Cape Cod) I'd think that was a bargain. And anyway, yes, I would still feel that they're beautiful. There's something deeply satisfying for me when natural resources are harnessed in this sensible and attractive way.

hx87 10y ago

Of course. Hell, I'd pay extra for a view of Deer Island here in Boston. Yes it's a sewage treatment plant, but it is an exceedingly beautiful one.

dv_dt 10y ago

Yes, I look at them and see we're collecting power from our environment in such a simple and direct way in comparison to other fossil fuel paths.

vacri 10y ago

Given that the Netherlands uses its windmills as a tourist icon to attract people and their dollars, it does seem weird that wind turbines are considered such an eyesore by some.