the key difference is that you can just make and sell a car without asking for anyone's permission, but utility scale wind and solar are subject to our endless lawsuit and veto-point ridden system of local control and approvals that the oil industry and allies has deftly used to block clean projects
depressingly in many situations, the oil industry *in cooperation with* so-called "environmental" groups have blocked or delayed offshore wind projects and desert solar projects.
not to sound too conspiratorial but many of the "environmental" groups raise money from wealthy people who don't like their ocean views containing windmills or are themselves rooftop solar owners who hate that utility scale solar is degrading the value of their home installations.
Conspiracy theorists ruined conspiracies, man. Of course wealthy and connected people conspire together to sabotage others but they have to make it all about lizard people and the one world government.
i used to go to montauk regularly and the ones offshore there were *barely* visible only on exceptionally clear days and only if you stood on top of a cliff
Even if they were right up close, once again rich ppl’s taste is terrible. A big old windmill to break up the ocean, blades turning over the waves, nature and technological advance together, etc, could make for a great view. But they don’t wanna look at any human edifice they don’t own.
man, I miss when conspiracy theories were just "those people don't care about the environment, they're lying to protect their property" rather than "Hillary Clinton and the chupacabra are working with Beelzebub to eat babies"
