March 2, 2019 By Monica Showalter
Deserts are always favorite dumping grounds for leftists in their pricey "green" schemes, as any resident of Palm Springs, Calif. — fighting headaches under the constant whirring humming sound of wind turbines can tell you — but nowhere was the urge greater to dump on the desert bigger than against the large, sparsely populated San Bernardino County, where state planners decided that a million acres in that county, to be devoted to glassy solar panel farms, would be great for California fulfilling its "green" energy goals.
Much to their surprise, the County, by a 4-1 vote, said no. According to National Wind Watch: ...............
...........existing solar projects are seen by many as eyesores that destroy desert ecosystems and fuel larger dust storms.............Sound like some place you'd like to live? It's not just that solar energy is extremely wasteful of land resources, which is why people move there in the first place. Solar panel farms are also nasty stuff for birds, acting as a giant frying pan for any bird that flies over them, incinerating them as they chase the bugs that the heated, light-reflective panels attract............Here's another problem: the reflected light from the solar mega-farms blinds pilots flying airliners over the area............To Read More...
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