NC town rejects solar farm

[GeorgiaXplant]

because they think it will use up too much of the sun's energy.

What? LOL! I haven't got a link. Saw it on Yahoo! News and somebody posted it on FB as well.

Are people really that stupid?

 

[SifuPhil]

As usual, Snopes is on the case already.

And here's a link to the original article.

 

[GeorgiaXplant]

Sounds like the reporter sought out the crazies and marginally informed and quoted them just for sensation. However...it's still an LOL, especially the retired science teacher's comments.

 

[Warrigal]

Thanks Phil. That is a relief because I was very worried about the state of science teaching in NC. It seems it is the standard of journalism that is more of problem. What I don't understand is these sentences written about the author of the Snopes piece:

[h=4]Kim LaCapria[/h]Kim LaCapria is a New York-based content manager and longtime snopes.com message board participant. Although she was investigated and found to be "probably false" by snopes.com in early 2002, Kim later began writing for the site due to an executive order unilaterally passed by President Obama during a secret, late-night session (without the approval of Congress). Click like and share if you think this is an egregious example of legislative overreach.

What's this mean- "Although she was investigated and found to be "probably false" by snopes.com in early 2002, Kim later began writing for the site due to an executive order unilaterally passed by President Obama during a secret, late-night session (without the approval of Congress)." This sounds like cocky crap to me and I haven't done any investigating.

 

[GeorgiaXplant]

I have no idea what that means, Warrigal. Sounds like doubletalk meaning nothing at all.

 

[Warrigal]

It doesn't make me at all confident that this is a bona fide Snopes investigation, although it does ring true about the reporting flaws.

 

[SifuPhil]

Could they be doing a tongue-in-cheek bio? It fits the kind of conspiracy theory stuff Snopes deals with.

 

[Shalimar]

That is what I wondered.

 

[tnthomas]

North Carolina is world-class in matters of science and technology.

The Research Triangle, commonly referred to as simply The Triangle, is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the cities of Raleigh and Durham and the towns of Cary and Chapel Hill. The eight-county region, officially named the Raleigh–Durham–Cary-Chapel Hillcombined statistical area (CSA), comprises the Raleigh-Cary and Durham–Chapel Hill metropolitan areas and the Dunn, Henderson, Oxford, and Sanford Micropolitan Statistical Areas. A 2013 Census estimate put the population at 2,037,430, making it the second largest metropolitan area in the state of North Carolina behind Charlotte.[SUP][1][/SUP] The Raleigh–Durham television market includes a broader 24-county area which includes Fayetteville, and has a population of 2,726,000 persons.[SUP][2][/SUP]

The "Triangle" name was cemented in the public consciousness in the 1950s with the creation of Research Triangle Park, home to numerous high-tech companies and enterprises. Although the name is now used to refer to the geographic region, "the Triangle" originally referred to the universities, whose research facilities, and the educated workforce they provide, have historically served as a major attraction for businesses located in the region. The region should not be confused with The Triad, which is a North Carolina region adjacent to and directly west of the Triangle comprising Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point, among other cities.

source


Also, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_North_Carolina

 

[imp]

Aside from the Thread Issues:

Sunlight does things in an obscure kind of way which few are aware of. The reasonably astute reporter possessing a technical background can easily get us thinking the sky is falling down.

Sunlight exerts an actual force upon the celestial bodies, Earth included. So what? If "Global Warming" produces, for example, impenetrable long-term umbrellas of "smoggy crap" disallowing that force to act upon the Earth's surface, our orbit about the Sun might be compromised.

How far should unsubstantiated "scientific info" be relayed to the public? I guess to the extent that it produces the expected effect among the voting public.

Let's have a cold beer, and talk it over.....imp

 

[SifuPhil]

Did you know that the sunlight collected in those solar cells actually adds to the weight of the Earth?

That's right - it's a little-known fact that the solar companies are hiding from us. At some critical point the Earth will start to fall out of its orbit because of the added weight of those sunbeams!

I think the solution is for people to pay a little more attention in grade-school science classes.

 

[Shalimar]

Hmmmm. How about a cold scotch?

 

[SifuPhil]

Hmmmm. How about a cold scotch?

Cold scotch has been proven to kill off certain rare algae species in the Pacific Ocean, affecting the food chain and endangering the human race.