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Proud to be NIMBY trying to stop Industrial Wind

Maine Sentinel|Karen Bessey Pease|June 28, 2010
MaineImpact on Landscape

People who want to stop average American citizens from exercising their right to "have a say" love to throw out the NIMBY tag, thinking it will shame those citizens into silence or make them look selfish; thereby turning public opinion against them. That's not how I see it.


Not in my backyard.

I've given a lot of thought to that phrase lately, because I've been called a NIMBY.

People who want to stop average American citizens from exercising their right to "have a say" love to throw out the NIMBY tag, thinking it will shame those citizens into silence or make them look selfish; thereby turning public opinion against them.

That's not how I see it.

It's inherent in human nature and instinctive to every living creature to preserve home and family. In fact, if we don't do that, we are considered unfit parents, bad neighbors or irresponsible citizens.

Most people are overwhelmed with raising families, tending homes and working to pay for those families and mortgages. We simply do not have the time to …

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Not in my backyard.

I've given a lot of thought to that phrase lately, because I've been called a NIMBY.

People who want to stop average American citizens from exercising their right to "have a say" love to throw out the NIMBY tag, thinking it will shame those citizens into silence or make them look selfish; thereby turning public opinion against them.

That's not how I see it.

It's inherent in human nature and instinctive to every living creature to preserve home and family. In fact, if we don't do that, we are considered unfit parents, bad neighbors or irresponsible citizens.

Most people are overwhelmed with raising families, tending homes and working to pay for those families and mortgages. We simply do not have the time to tackle every issue that needs tending, or address every wrong that needs righting. Our worlds usually revolve around that which affects us directly.

When something looms on our horizon, something with great impact to our economy, environment and way of life, it is natural for us to take notice. When we do, those of us who cherish our homes and treasure our freedoms do what is instinctive.

We stand up, dust ourselves off, and start working to affect change. We take a stand to protect our home turf from something we believe is misguided and dangerous. Those at the "top" are wearing blinders, or they hope we are.

So I'm proudly stepping up to the plate and - in true NIMBY fashion - I'm going to do my best to keep the largest Industrial Wind proposal in Maine from forever altering the Highland Mountains and the Bigelow Preserve experience.

Because I'm a NIMBY - doing what's right.

Visit www.highlandmts.org for information about Industrial Wind.


Source:http://www.onlinesentinel.com…

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