A US town has rejected plans for solar panels amid fears they would 'suck up all the energy from the

[Banjo]

A US town has rejected a proposal for a solar farm following public concerns.
http://www.businessinsider.com/us-t...y-suck-up-all-the-energy-from-the-sun-2015-12

 

[Tsing Tao]

That right there is a perfect example of why government is only as good as the people in it. Since government usually attracts idiots and sycophants, or the corrupted and gullible, well...there you have it.

 

[WeToddDid2]

http://city-stats.org/nc/woodland/politics/woodland-politics-data

Democrat Percentage
The percentage of the population that is registered as a Democrat. 65.010%
Republican Percentage
The percentage of the population that is registered as a Republican. 34.570%
Independent Other Percentage
The percentage of the population that is registered with an Independent Party. 0.414%

 

[Tsing Tao]

http://city-stats.org/nc/woodland/politics/woodland-politics-data

Democrat Percentage
The percentage of the population that is registered as a Democrat. 65.010%
Republican Percentage
The percentage of the population that is registered as a Republican. 34.570%
Independent Other Percentage
The percentage of the population that is registered with an Independent Party. 0.414%

I'd say that these stats were shocking, but if I did, Guam might capsize.

Party of Stupid indeed.

 

[ipatent]

Much better to poison the groundwater with fracking while your buddies sell them drinking water.

 

[Ricter]

No doubt it is that state's science-shunning reps who voted it down.

 

[gwb-trading]

Woodland has a mayor and four council members - all of them Democrats.

This is a Democratic town in the heavily Democratic county of Northhampton. One of the only two counties in NC that voted for McGovern in 1972.