Renewables like wind energy are often touted as a potential source of baseload electrical generation, but what happens when even wind energy runs into community opposition?
NIMBY lives on.
A strong wind is blowing across Manitowoc County.
Some people find it hard to believe that deriving energy from a clean, unending source could be controversial, and others can’t understand why anyone would want to build wind turbines next to their homes, or anywhere for that matter.
The battle over wind energy in Manitowoc County has commenced.
Opponents claim wind farms risk public safety, and have potentially adverse effects on property values and aesthetics.
A group calling itself COWS, or Citizens Opposing Wind turbine Sites, is lobbying agencies like Manitowoc County Planning & Park to change the county’s wind energy ordinance and is calling for a moratorium on wind energy projects.
NIMBY lives on.