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Nimbies, or Wind power - Not in My backyard!

Dear Evoke Agents,


Let’s look at other sources of the problem,


Let’s now have a look now at Wind power, Not in My backyard!


NIMBY

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NIMBY or Nimby is an acronym for not in my back yard. The term (or the derivative Nimbyism) is used pejoratively to describe opposition by residents to a proposal for a new development close to them. Opposing residents themselves are sometimes called Nimbies. The new project being opposed is generally considered a benefit for many but has negative side-effects on many local residents who want it to be located elsewhere. The term was coined in the 1980s by British politician Nicholas Ridley, who was Conservative Secretary of State for the Environment. Projects likely to be opposed include but are not limited to wind turbines,…


This is exactly the case for wind power generation. Most would agree with the idea of a clean way to produce energy, a sustainable approach, to reduce dependence on fossil sources, to secure electricity domestically, and so on. But many Nimbies still don’t want to see wind turbines in their area.


Please have a look at You Tube:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqhSFbY7Afw


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo2rMj8KVtQ


Some solutions already exist, even if only for a portion of the problem. But short term view and one’s Nimbyism makes it more difficult to adapt.


So here we are, in need of more sustainable solution!


I will be back later with more ideas to help reducing the negative impacts of peak oil.


For now, let’s look at more problems! We are still in the learning process!


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Comment by Michele Baron on March 18, 2010 at 3:20am
Good youtube coverage. The turbines in California didn't seem noisy to me, but perhaps they were smaller. I would rather have noise than smell the byproducts of carbon-based fuel refining or consumption, however. The elderly (youtube) couple who disliked the flashing lights might have a bit of a point there--Washington DC has a 'no fly zone' and flashing lights to warn off airplanes are therefore not necessary--of course, right over the river in VA, there are lights on every tall building--but, being stationary, they are not intrusive. Perhaps if the wind power company just arranged a 'no fly area' over the perimeter of the wind field, many fewer lights would be needed... Since power does degrade as current travels over long lengths of wires, I guess having the largest generating fields in the remote free-range plains would not be most efficient--difficult for maintenance, also...
Comment by Sylvain Ratelle on March 22, 2010 at 10:32pm
Hi Yazen, thanks for your time, renewable is the ultimate goal, but as we saw, some groups put their own interest first,

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