Go green but not in my backyard. 
We all know that it is crucial to the survival of the planet that we decrease dependence on fossil fuels and switch to alternative energy sources such as wind and solar power. However nobody seems to want the necessary infostructure in their backyard.
We are seeing some staunch environmentalists join the vocal naysayers when an alternative energy project is proposed for one of their favorite areas. Balancing the different sides of the equation will become increasingly more complex as we go green.
Windfarms and huge solar pannels take up space and are often highly visible. As real estate agents and homeowners property values are a consideration. States, individuals and even environmentalists are having to ask themselves hard questions weighing what is ultimately most important, the beauty of the countryside or switching over to sources of clean energy. There will be some hard decisions to make and perhaps not as much time as we would like to make them. As the United States continues to go green will wind turbines and solar pannels eventually become a part of the landscape that we grow used to and take for granted just like a home is part of the natural vista or will we continue to view such structures as an eyesore?
My younger daughter works for a global alternative energy company. In addition to managing the implementation of wind proects, she analyses the data such as wind currents, energy output, and cost to decide if it is ecconomically feasable to build a windfarm at some particular location in the world. As a result I follow events relating to alternative energy carefully.
It will be interesting to see what happens as we move forward into this brave new world. Will you be one of the people who says "go green but not in my backyard"? You may not know until it happens to a neighborhood near you.
The Wall Street Journal published a good article on the conflict over going green.
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Pam we have several wind farms currently being built here in Casper Wyoming, and at least two more in the planning stages. I'll bet your daughter worked on these projects. So far they have only had very mild negative reactions from homeowners. We get so much wind here in Wyoming that I think most people realize that wind power is the wave of the future.