It’s a freaking WINDMILL!
Dec. 12th, 2007 02:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sparkindarknessThe NIMBYs are out in force again and it really makes me wish I had a ready supply of axes to run around the countryside with merrily chopping at anyone wearing tweed.
See, they’re always trying to put wind farms in our area (“why oh why are we persecuted!?” scream the NIMBYs. Because it’s freaking WINDY here, you muppets. We have a nice, strong prevailing wind.) and a group of people have gathered together as “dedicated environmentalists” to stop it.
Yes, that’s right. They even lurk on corners with clipboards asking you to sign petitions to stop “hideous industrial buildings polluting our pristine wilderness.” They’re talking about wind turbines.
These hideous polluting buildings are WINDMILLS. White, elegant WINDMILLS. These are polluting industrial buildings? Because I think they’re pretty.
But, y’know what, let’s look at our options here, shall we?
Option 1: We give up on the whole electricity thing, it’s not like we need it right?
Option 2: Pretty pretty windmilll
Option 3: Coal fired power plant. You can have it in your back garden - because that's better right?
See, they’re always trying to put wind farms in our area (“why oh why are we persecuted!?” scream the NIMBYs. Because it’s freaking WINDY here, you muppets. We have a nice, strong prevailing wind.) and a group of people have gathered together as “dedicated environmentalists” to stop it.
Yes, that’s right. They even lurk on corners with clipboards asking you to sign petitions to stop “hideous industrial buildings polluting our pristine wilderness.” They’re talking about wind turbines.
These hideous polluting buildings are WINDMILLS. White, elegant WINDMILLS. These are polluting industrial buildings? Because I think they’re pretty.
But, y’know what, let’s look at our options here, shall we?
Option 1: We give up on the whole electricity thing, it’s not like we need it right?
Option 2: Pretty pretty windmilll
Option 3: Coal fired power plant. You can have it in your back garden - because that's better right?