[at-l] Wind Farms and NIMBYism

[RoksnRoots@aol.com (RoksnRoots@aol.com)]

In a message dated 4/12/2002 1:22:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
rafe.bustin@verizon.net writes:


> One interesting characteristic of NIMBYism, I've found, is 
> that it's always couched in some other rationale. <

> >Or in the case of the AT, our "viewshed"


    ***  Upon closer inspection of this particular project, you should be 
aware that it is very likely this clean and green trojan horse is meant to 
supply power to a huge development under the AT near Saddleback. You're being 
duped and taking the bait Rafe. They want green conscious people to see it as 
a progressive gesture towards developing alternative energy. The end result 
of backing this particular windmill will be 400 foot pylon strewn ridges 
marring the unbroken view from the AT which currently stretches up to Canada. 
These windmills will have lighted blades swirling at night for a Coney Island 
effect. THEN... the power gotten from them will enable the rural lands 
surrounding the Trail to be developed, further decreasing the wild quality of 
the Trail. The ignorance of these power developers stems from AT members 
failing to express adequately to the public just what exactly the AT is. I 
can't see how anybody interested in the AT could somehow see any positive 
side to this... 

    MacKaye:  "REGIONAL PLANNING"  starting to sink in yet??? (or is it 
"irrelevant")


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