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> Storage of nuclear waste was one of several issues that led residents around the Indian Point nuclear plant to push hard for its shutdown, at which they event
by throw0101c 4y ago
> Storage of nuclear waste was one of several issues that led residents around the Indian Point nuclear plant to push hard for its shutdown, at which they eventually succeeded.
Solar power plants produce zero waste, and those are opposed:
* https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/30/its-got-nasty-the-battle-to-build-the-uss-biggest-solar-power-farm https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/30/its-got-...
* https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-solar-expansion-stalled-by-rural-land-use-protests-2022-04-07/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-solar-expansion-stalled-...
Wind farms create no waste, and are also opposed:
* https://www.npr.org/2022/03/28/1086790531/renewable-energy-projects-wind-energy-solar-energy-climate-change-misinformation https://www.npr.org/2022/03/28/1086790531/renewable-energy-p...
Seems like people are just opposed to building anything around them, waste or not.
- nerdponx 4y agoWhen is the last time a wind farm was the a target of a 30-year shutdown campaign, that succeeded?