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...real roadblocks to approving the wind farm have always had to do with bigger obstacles than the flora and fauna of the surrounding area. The biggest barrier has been a classic “not in my backyard?? mentality. Many Cape Cod residents protested against the farm, arguing that these wind turbines will tarnish their ocean views, thereby lowering their property values. Although it is remains debatable how bad these views will be after the wind farm is built, it is besides the point: Citizens will have to make certain reasonable sacrifices if we truly want to commit...
...It’s one thing to say abstractly that we favor nuclear or windmills, but it’s another thing to support it anywhere near you,” Rowe said. “We can’t afford this ‘not-in-my-backyard?? syndrome that Americans have been accustomed to.” —Staff writer Natasha S. Whitney can be reached at nwhitney@fas.harvard.edu. CLARIFICATION
...professor, it needs to be more imposed from the department,” said Jeremy R. Steinemann ’08, a romance languages and literature concentrator who dropped his thesis at the beginning of spring semester. “I was like a kid in the backyard??no one was watching...
...What concerns me is the lack of care at Harvard for politics in our backyard??the politics of everyday life that defines engaged citizens. This type of work lacks the sexiness of “saving the world” ideals, yet is arguably just as important in developing a sense of participation in public life and ending the disengaged apathy that Obama may have been referring...
...emphasized that “each of these approaches has limitations and liabilities.” Holdren said it is difficult to find acceptable locations to build wind turbines. People’s mentality has “changed...from ‘not in my backyard?? to ‘build absolutely nothing anywhere near anybody,’” he said. Yesterday’s address was part of a semester-long series sponsored by the Institute of Politics and the Harvard Environmental Action Committee...