Jim Geraghty writes in National Review about NIMBYism in New York.
- Not in My Back Yard, or NIMBYism, is one of the biggest obstacles to clean energy deployment in the United States.
- A group of East Hampton, NY citizens are opposing an offshore wind development project that would power close to 70,000 homes in the area.
- While local support is essential to any decision, the NIMBYism movement often leads to more environmental harm than good.
“One of the few remaining snags could be a group of residents of the exclusive hamlet of Wainscott who don’t want the cable carrying power from the windmills to be buried under a street that runs to the beach. Even though digging has begun, they are still waging legal battles on several fronts that could delay construction or further complicate the project.”
Read the full article here.
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