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Of course not, they won't want to get cancer from the sound of the blades!
I think they have a certain majesty looking at them, just silently making electricity literally out of thin air.
Some small towns in Australia created “wind turbine collectives” where the funds paid to landowners who allow wind turbines to be installed on their property are pooled and distributed to the community. 
People are far more positive about them when everyone benefits. >

Is that another way of describing property or business profit taxes? >

In some cases, you have farmers basically just leasing land to wind projects and that's an alternate revenue stream (you can have a failed crop and still get money from the wind leases) >

This is exactly the case, here in Australia getting a turbine on your property is a massive deal. 
In the early days of the wind energy development ie 2010ish in southern Australia (specifically the western districts) some farmers would get turbines and others wouldn’t as the monetary incentive isn’t small this virtually destroyed some communities. 
The wind farm collective payment communities are good, everyone wins. >

And be responsible for cancer and bird cemeteries?!?!  NO WAY!!
^^^^/s >

"I don't mind my shower doubling as a fuel pump, but NO WAY will I allow my skyline to be ruined by wind farms" >

Remember when farms all had windmills to pump water.  They even exist in the Wizard of Oz and the movie Oklahoma.
People complain as if there were no windmills in the past.  In fact windmills are iconic images of farms. >

Are you honestly trying to compare those little windmills to the new modern massive windmills?? >

The point is people will get used to them like huge silos or oil rigs.  Its all just complaints around fighting renewables based solely on ideology. >

No. It’s not. I am all for renewable energy. I however, do not want this shit in my backyard for many reasons. >

Who said it would be in your back yard.  You don't think that the planning includes location and placement? 
So you would be OK with an oil rig right... not one that gives you rights either?
How about fracking?  You Ok with fracking going on near you? >

Yes. I would. Look at the foot print of an oil pump vs a wind farm. Where are you from? Do you actually understand any of this or live amongst this? Not being a dick. I am honestly asking. It’s easy to hold an opinion when it has zero impact on you. >

Oil rigs leak into water tables.  Fracking does the same and causes earthquakes. 
So then you have no issue with a nuclear plant in the county then? >

Again. Look at the foot print. How it impacts everything out here. From farming, to bird migrations, to nesting, to our hunting, etc. Do you live in the country? yes or no? >

Again you are3 speaking as if they don't consider locations. Of course they do. 
You know what oil spills do to birds?  Or climate change does to migration patterns?
I guess your good with nuclear then? >

You are comparing worst case scenario to something that is a permanent situation. They are not the same. You are aware that windmills are also capable of leaking oil and they do. 
Do you live out here in the country or not? Or are you another city folk that wants to put your grand ideas on us out here because it doesn’t impact you, so fuck it right? >

Emphasize on how much cheaper Wind & Solar has become compared to existing systems. Many people have a hard time saying no to money.    
The Trumpiest of them probably won't change their minds, but they'll probably die of old age soon anyway. Just try to ignore your annoying uncle's Coup Klux Qlan facebook posts for the time being. >

The energy cost savings are spread across the entire grid. The locals protesting this won't see a noticeable change in their power grids from allowing a wind farm. >

I'm sure there will be whole states where they prevent this while demanding handouts for disappearing coal mining jobs. >

But think of all the dead birds! /s >

Yeah, had the cat lady complaining about "windmill" bird deaths while petting her favorite tabby out of the 17 on her front porch. >

There are so many assumptions in this article. And, yes, people will need to be educated - but that's not an automatically bad thing, Americans. >

Unfortunately education in small town USA is considered a bad thing. They would love to kill their own farms due to climate change just to own those liberal elites. >

Book lernin’ leads to tolerance, can’t have that! >

These either need to be giant wind farms owned by the state or there need to be things built using eminent domain. We didn't need 50,000 local planning boards to approve the interstate highway system. We built it because we needed it. >

yes, we need major works projects to build the solar and wind infrastructure, and update the transmission grid. jobs jobs jobs >

"Nobody wants to live here"
No shit, but it's not because of wind farms. It's because the older people are dying and millennials and younger don't want to live in the middle of nowhere. >

No, to own the Libs >

Small towns in Ohio banned solar….. so nope. >

Only if they create stable somewhat good paying job in community. >

Only if it enriches them at the expense of "Others". >

This article seems like FUD to me. Wind isn’t the only source of electricity in the US. Even if it was, we’d just put these turbines somewhere else if people don’t want them in their town. Offshore wind farms are a thing. >

Anyone here actually know the downsides of wind energy or it’s impact on the grid? Does anyone here live amongst these? Seen the impact it has had on bird migrations? nesting cover/success? >

maybe if you call them "Power Swastikas" they might allow it >

Is that why wind turbines are always painted white? >

Provide them an equitable share of the profits and you'll find few that turn it down.