HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 18 days agoTrump said wind power is for ‘stupid people.’ Five days later, European countries agreed to build one of the planet’s biggest wind farms in the North Seaedition.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square74fedilinkarrow-up1654
arrow-up1654external-linkTrump said wind power is for ‘stupid people.’ Five days later, European countries agreed to build one of the planet’s biggest wind farms in the North Seaedition.cnn.comHaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square74fedilink
minus-squaremimavox@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·18 days agoGenerally, rich a-holes don’t like wind because it disturbes the view from their properties. Really selfish and dumb, of course.
minus-squarevandsjov@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 days agoThis, unfortunately, is not just a rich people thing. Normal people opposes wind mills all the time because of the view. Source: I’m from Denmark and many wind mill projects never startes because of this.
minus-squaremimavox@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 days agoDepends on your definition of rich, I suppose. Here in Sweden it’s mainly upper middle class conservative voters that whines about this.
Generally, rich a-holes don’t like wind because it disturbes the view from their properties. Really selfish and dumb, of course.
This, unfortunately, is not just a rich people thing. Normal people opposes wind mills all the time because of the view. Source: I’m from Denmark and many wind mill projects never startes because of this.
Depends on your definition of rich, I suppose. Here in Sweden it’s mainly upper middle class conservative voters that whines about this.