It's tricky because the case hasn't been made clear enough that we're headed towards climate-induced societal collapse in 30-50 years, we're in managed retreat and it's urgent. Also, micro-grids haven't been created to decarbonise and get municipalities off the national grid which would ensure more local participation and benefits to municipalities. Maybe it will take more local flooding, crop failure, climate related deaths and a more aware & agile younger generation. The sooner folk realise the State is the problem, not the solution, the sooner they may start looking for practical local solutions in earnest.
People who are kept awake at night and driven mad by the constant noise of the wind turbines, are not comforted by the thought that the shopkeepers in his village are earning more.
The problem with windpower is that the Wind Turbins, becides being bad neighbors, is that they take a lot of maintinance and are going to fail to pay back in the long run.
Most municipalities have an element of light industry. Why not combine wind farms and local light industry in one location? That’s what I call hitting two birds with one stone….
This very nicely explains the missing elements in places where Nimbyism is rampant: localism and democracy.
If the local populace benefits financially (which is a big if), they are less inclined to protest.
In Germany, often enough, windfarms often enough do not contribute to the local coffer.
And then democracy, in the Swiss sense ot actually letting the local majority decide and take responsibility.
As opposed to lobbycracy and oligarchy-populism, where the rich pay some loudmouthed good ole boys to do their bidding.
Your house price has collapsed but - hey - here’s a small discount on your council tax.
It's tricky because the case hasn't been made clear enough that we're headed towards climate-induced societal collapse in 30-50 years, we're in managed retreat and it's urgent. Also, micro-grids haven't been created to decarbonise and get municipalities off the national grid which would ensure more local participation and benefits to municipalities. Maybe it will take more local flooding, crop failure, climate related deaths and a more aware & agile younger generation. The sooner folk realise the State is the problem, not the solution, the sooner they may start looking for practical local solutions in earnest.
People who are kept awake at night and driven mad by the constant noise of the wind turbines, are not comforted by the thought that the shopkeepers in his village are earning more.
The problem with windpower is that the Wind Turbins, becides being bad neighbors, is that they take a lot of maintinance and are going to fail to pay back in the long run.
Most municipalities have an element of light industry. Why not combine wind farms and local light industry in one location? That’s what I call hitting two birds with one stone….