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Scientist exposes anti-wind groups as oil-funded, now they want to silence him

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542 points xbmcuser | 1 comments | 27 Aug 25 06:49 UTC | HN request time: 0.365s | source
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wiradikusuma ◴[27 Aug 25 09:43 UTC] No.45037361[source]▶
I read the article but it's still unclear what argument the anti-wind groups use to say _why_ "wind is bad for environment/our children/the economy/greater good"?
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decimalenough ◴[27 Aug 25 09:54 UTC] No.45037444[source]▶
Ruins the view, kills birds, noisy is the usual trifecta. Or to quote one site I won't deign to link to, "Protecting the marine environment and ecosystems from the industrialisation of our oceans."

Of course, the same folks have no objections whatsoever to offshore drilling.

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1. thaumasiotes ◴[27 Aug 25 09:59 UTC] No.45037481[source]▶
> Of course, the same folks have no objections whatsoever to offshore drilling.

Well, if they were entirely sincere in their concern for the view, the birds, and the noise, only one of those concerns would apply to offshore drilling.

Considering "preventing industrialization" to be an end in itself is something different, usually associated with being pro-wind-power.