"In parts of Columbia County, the rural landscape is dotted with signs saying “No Wind Farm” and “No Wind Turbines”. There’s been a wind-farm project pending in three townships up there for some time, and it’s supposed to start construction in about a year. If it ever gets final approval, there’d be about a hundred turbines built.

Now, there are allegations of coziness between a couple town board members with the developer, and strong protestations from the NIMBY’s. If you’re not familiar with the acronym, it means “Not In My Back Yard” and some of the people whose back yards are involved, and first supported the wind farm, are now against it..."

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Comments

Wind4me

Sun, 31 May 2009 08:36:59

so, would a NIMBY rather have a puking polluting coal plant in their backyard vs a clean energy wind turbine????
I guess I dont get the NIMBY movement to block everything in their backyards

 

El Ojo de la Razon

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:16:04

Fuera la mega pastera BOTNIA de Gualeguaychú !

 



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