Reporting from WINDPOWER 2010 - NIMBY

NIMBY (not in my backyard), long a staple in hydrocarbon projects, has begun to emerge in opposition to wind power development. Ironically, studies show that 80% of the public supports wind energy development as the most cost effective alternative energy option. Nevertheless, as one handwritten sign in an eastern community reads: "great idea, bad location." Most people aren’t green enough to support wind energy if it affects them negatively, or more importantly, if they think it will affect them negatively.

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