That'll teach them not to fully develop their countries before astronomers got a political lobby.
this post was submitted on 10 Feb 2026
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What the fuck is wrong with you? You want Oil to stop our ability to explore the night skies?
The proposed $10bn, 3,000-hectare green hydrogen and ammonia production facility, known as INNA, included a port, transport links to the coast and three solar power plants, and had been under evaluation by Chile’s environmental regulator for almost a year.
Astronomers had warned repeatedly that its proximity to some of the world’s most powerful telescopes would have irreparably damaged observation in the area, which is the best site in the world for ground-based astronomy.
Wouldn't it make MUCH more sense to shut down the ancient chemical in the US that pollute a hundred times more than anything in Chile?
Just to be clear, when its Chile, OIL is robbing us of the night sky. But when its the US that's just the way it is and not a problem that needs to be solved. So America gets to cut down its forests and build whatever the fuck it wants, but its Chiles job to make sure that we can use telescopes.