IT’S NOT AN EYESORE IF IT’S GREEN-APPROVED: They’re Paneling Paradise to Put Up Solar — a Lot. “The pathway to a green future involves taking millions of acres of pristine wilderness and turning them into fields of windmills and hot expanses of glistening panels.” I remember Jerry Pournelle calculating how many square miles you’d have to cover to generate significant amounts of solar, and it was a lot.

I actually think windmills are kind of pretty, but solar panels are just ugly.