2024-11-24T02:52:39-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150171375/solar-nimbyism-is-on-the-rise Katherine Guimapang 2019-11-21T13:56:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4e/4ef7970ba5cc77126bcda886b6324c55.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Renewable energy initiatives like building new wind and solar farms have multiplied as a global push to reinforce sustainability initiatives has taken off in recent years. However, despite the benefits for these necessary renewable energy plans, pushback from residents, as well as local governing agents, has grown in tandem.&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://www.citylab.com/environment/2019/11/solar-panel-neighbor-complaints-renewable-energy-climate/601747/" target="_blank">Linda Poon of CityLab reports</a>,"The U.S. now has a total of 2 million solar panels&mdash;half of which were installed in just the last three years&mdash;capable of generating nearly 70 gigawatts [...] But while the American public increasingly supports expanding green energy, they often don't want to see the actual facilities that would generate that power."&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/91/91a39a4f5f9d14af0ff704db0514ada0.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/91/91a39a4f5f9d14af0ff704db0514ada0.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image &copy; Kristian Buus via/<a href="https://flic.kr/p/qFBZN7" target="_blank">10 10 Flickr</a></figcaption></figure><p>Poon reports that in both the West and East Coast regions of the U.S, Americans remain aggressively opposed the construction of new solar farms. Maybe these "anti-solar" attitudes are focused on aesthetics? For some, yes, but also, these concerns, according to the report, also tap ...</p>