NIMBY and proud of it

Members of the Marnoch and Deveron Valley Protection Group have been described as ‘NIMBY hippies’ in an online comment at the Banffshire Journal website, possibly on the basis of the picture of them that appeared in the BJ.

When it comes to industrial wind-turbines, glowworm thinks that NIMBY-ism is the only sane option. Who would want a 250-foot turbine in their back yard?

For PIMBYs (Please! In My Back Yard) special housing estates could be built as close as possible to wind-farms. Wind-industry experts believe that such properties could command premium prices.