And a second study indicates that having utility scale solar projects in neighborhoods doesn't negatively affect real estate value.

People Are Okay With Wind & Solar Installations In Their Neighborhoods, Studies Say::More neighborhoods than ever are accepting the role of solar and wind power installations near their homes and towns.

  • Dr. Moose@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    9 months ago

    I find both solar panels and wind turbines to be quite beautiful and aesthetic when done at least half well. However turbines do have its issues with noise and shadows so I definitely wouldn’t want one close by.

    • Ashyr@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      111·
      9 months ago

      My in-laws had a neighbor with a turbine for years and it could get really loud on a windy day. That said if I have to choose between coal and a little noise, I’d still choose the noise.

      • Dr. Moose@lemmy.worldEnglish
        25·
        9 months ago

        I think the issue with fossil fuels is that their damage is not as apparent as a 100meter tall bird smasher. Thats why this conflict is so complex.

          • erwan@lemmy.mlEnglish
            4·
            9 months ago

            There are not as many wind turbines as there are cats in the US. You need some kind of normalization otherwise it’s not telling you what is the impact of installing a new wind turbine farm.

            Also there is a chance that birds killed by cats were already weak and soon to die.

            • Mangosniper@feddit.deEnglish
              4·
              9 months ago

              2400000000 / 58000000 ~ 41. 234000 / 70000 ~ 3. If we talking about preserving birds I would still address the cat issue before the wind turbine issue.

              Also there is a chance that birds killed by cats windturbines were already weak and soon to die.

              Don’t take the above sentence seriously. It’s just to show that arguments that seem nice might not hold their value at second glance.

              • bitcrafter@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
                1·
                9 months ago

                If we talking about preserving birds I would still address the cat issue before the wind turbine issue.

                I for one fully support never allowing cats outside unless they have a wind turbine attached to them.

            • onion@feddit.deEnglish
              2·
              9 months ago

              But we aren’t planning to install as many wind turbines as there are cats, so you don’t need to directly compare

                • mriguy@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  2·
                  9 months ago

                  No it isn’t. The rate of birds killed is not important. The NUMBER of birds killed is, and wind turbines are just a rounding error in the number of birds killed. Even if we increased the number of turbines to supply all of the country’s electricity, it would STILL not be anywhere near as many as cats.