Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Anne Applebaum on opposition to wind-driven electric power generation
Anne Applebaum often writes about foriegn affairs, including a well-regarded history of the former Soviet empire's network of secret forced-labor and concentration camps, GULAG: A History.
But her column today, Tilting at Windmills (Wednesday, April 19, 2006) in the Washington Post is about people and groups that oppose everything, including, in particular, new electric generating capacity powered by the wind.
She rightly refers to these people and groups as examples of BANANAism: "Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything."
I've also heard BANANAs described as Build Absolutely Nothing Anyplace Near Anyone and as CAVEs (Citizens Against Virtually Everything).
You can choose the one you like.
But her column today, Tilting at Windmills (Wednesday, April 19, 2006) in the Washington Post is about people and groups that oppose everything, including, in particular, new electric generating capacity powered by the wind.
She rightly refers to these people and groups as examples of BANANAism: "Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything."
I've also heard BANANAs described as Build Absolutely Nothing Anyplace Near Anyone and as CAVEs (Citizens Against Virtually Everything).
You can choose the one you like.
Comments:
Hi, Applebaum assumes wind-energy can be harvested by simply putting up the wind mills. That is a wrong notion.
A quick look at a USGS wind map will tell you that all the places she mentions are not viable sites for generating wind power.
Hate to say this but journalists (and columnists) need to understand science before making editorial statements.
frank crane
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A quick look at a USGS wind map will tell you that all the places she mentions are not viable sites for generating wind power.
Hate to say this but journalists (and columnists) need to understand science before making editorial statements.
frank crane
