Informed consent: Getting from NIMBY to yes
"Not
in my backyard." I don't know whether anyone has actually uttered those
words at a hearing or town-hall meeting, but I've heard plenty of
energy developers and permit processors speak dismissively of local
opponents as NIMBYs. Somehow the pejorative sticks: If you're concerned
about noise, stink, ugliness, dirty air and water, diminished property
values, endangered wildlife, climate change, or threats to public health
and safety, you're a self-interested elitist and you ought to be
ashamed of yourself.
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