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Of the two of these I inspected so far (the Parrish, Florida powerplant[0] and the Holdingford, Minnesota trailer manufacturer[1]) they both seem to be located

Of the two of these I inspected so far (the Parrish, Florida powerplant[0] and the Holdingford, Minnesota trailer manufacturer[1]) they both seem to be located way out in the boonies with only a low double-digit amount of either residential or farming structures observed around them once I brought up the locations in satellite view. I don't like how they are intentionally obscuring the population density and scale of these structures with the greyscale mapping they're using; on both of the ones I looked at the big scary red blob didn't even reach out of the property of the targeted industries once you match the map scales up. [0]https://maps.app.goo.gl/1JRTy4vHWirMNNuP8 https://maps.app.goo.gl/1JRTy4vHWirMNNuP8 [1]https://maps.app.goo.gl/NE3etStbsEF419ad7 https://maps.app.goo.gl/NE3etStbsEF419ad7

kerkeslager 2y ago
How did you conclude they were intentionally obscuring population density? How did you conclude population density, for that matter? Is it your opinion that we shouldn't be concerned about industrial polluters giving cancer to people because those people live in low population-density areas or because they report their cancer at the industrial sites where they work? Having spent the last four-ish years living in "the boonies", I am generally unimpressed by how people from urban areas talk and think about rural areas and the people that live here. City folks don't know what's happening out here, and it's often because they don't care to, and it shows.
- amanaplanacanal 2y ago
  I’m not the person you are replying to, but I would guess they are looking at population density to see how many people are affected.
  - kerkeslager 2y ago
    That feels fairly obvious to me, but doesn't negate anything I said.
kcplate 2y ago
Parrish was definitely “the boonies” till probably 2021 when all the covid refugees started moving in. Now it’s probably one of the top areas where new master planned communities are sprouting up in west central fl. My wife and are considering building down there in a new one that has just started development.
- fransje26 2y ago
  > My wife and are considering building down there As luck (and hard work) would have it, Propublica just give you a better idea of where _not_ to build.. Increase the distance safety margin by an arbitrary 1000%, take into account the dominant wind direction, and, fingers crossed, you'll find a safe place. Godspeed.
  - kcplate 2y ago
    I am not that worried about it. One article and one power plant that is miles away (and already factored in to our decision) is not going to change my mind. It’s Florida—I am more likely to get melanoma from the sun, attacked by wildlife/sealife, leprosy from an armadillo, or killed in a car accident than anything that plant is going to do to me. C’est la vie.
    - fransje26 2y ago
      That's probably true, yes. Enjoy Florida, et la belle vie!

kerkeslager 2y ago

How did you conclude they were intentionally obscuring population density? How did you conclude population density, for that matter? Is it your opinion that we shouldn't be concerned about industrial polluters giving cancer to people because those people live in low population-density areas or because they report their cancer at the industrial sites where they work? Having spent the last four-ish years living in "the boonies", I am generally unimpressed by how people from urban areas talk and think about rural areas and the people that live here. City folks don't know what's happening out here, and it's often because they don't care to, and it shows.

amanaplanacanal 2y ago
I’m not the person you are replying to, but I would guess they are looking at population density to see how many people are affected.
- kerkeslager 2y ago
  That feels fairly obvious to me, but doesn't negate anything I said.

kcplate 2y ago

Parrish was definitely “the boonies” till probably 2021 when all the covid refugees started moving in. Now it’s probably one of the top areas where new master planned communities are sprouting up in west central fl. My wife and are considering building down there in a new one that has just started development.

fransje26 2y ago
> My wife and are considering building down there As luck (and hard work) would have it, Propublica just give you a better idea of where _not_ to build.. Increase the distance safety margin by an arbitrary 1000%, take into account the dominant wind direction, and, fingers crossed, you'll find a safe place. Godspeed.
- kcplate 2y ago
  I am not that worried about it. One article and one power plant that is miles away (and already factored in to our decision) is not going to change my mind. It’s Florida—I am more likely to get melanoma from the sun, attacked by wildlife/sealife, leprosy from an armadillo, or killed in a car accident than anything that plant is going to do to me. C’est la vie.
  - fransje26 2y ago
    That's probably true, yes. Enjoy Florida, et la belle vie!