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An article at The Cool Down shares the frustrating story of some people who live near Tesla’s Gigafactory near Austin, Texas. The complaint: pollution. But this story isn’t about bad air, bad water, or anything like that. It’s also nothing like the complaints of German environmentalists who’ve been trying every method (legal or otherwise) to shut a gigafactory down. The kind of pollution the man is complaining about is far more sneaky, and only comes in the night.
The problem is so sneaky, in fact, that even Tesla probably doesn’t notice it. Why? Because what they’re doing is completely normal in many places. Common thinking dictates that you need lots and lots of light at night for safety, security, efficiency, and comfort. So, when a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility…
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