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Solar farms would do what, Woodland, North Carolina?!?

The small town of Woodland, North Carolina has been in the news quite a bit lately. After Woodland's town council voted 3-1 against a proposal to rezone land for a solar farm, citizens were asked how they felt about the ruling, with a few providing some rather interesting comments, such as: "[The solar farms would] suck up all the energy from the sun" and "[Solar farms] could cause cancer." Even crazier still, the latter of the two comments came from a retired science teacher. No, I'm not kidding.  The story can be read here:

http://www.fox46charlotte.com/news/local-news/57716124-story

The before-mentioned citizens' responses left me speechless, so I'll end this by sharing a humorous clip regarding the matter courtesy of Comedy Central's The Nightly Show:

http://www.cc.com/video-clips/qlifgp/the-nightly-show-with-larry-wilmore-that-s-not-science---solar-farm-fears
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