I remember reading somewhere (probably my high school textbook) that one of the reasons people don’t like wind power being built is they cause visual pollution.

In my opinion, I think it would be pretty cool to just look out my window and see a giant windmill there, the opposite of visual pollution.

  • @stoy@lemmy.zip
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    176 months ago

    Like with anything, too much of it will look/taste/smell/sound bad.

    Is that a reason in and of itself to not build wind power plants? No.

    Personally I find wind power plants to look cool, a bit sci-fi and futuristic.

    The argument that they are ugly is dumb, using a term like “visual pollution” is just a way to try and make a subjective oppinion sound like objective fact.

    • @mojofrododojo@lemmy.world
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      96 months ago

      people arguing about visual pollution never had to worry about their kids growing up with asthma induced by exhaust fumes.

      • Exocrinous
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        -16 months ago

        They did have to worry about it, but they chose not to anyway