Local opposition to infrastructure projects that implement renewable energy (RE), such as wind farms, is often strong even if state-wide support for RE is strikingly high. The slogan 'Not In My Backyard' (NIMBY) has become synonymous for this kind of protest. This paper revisits the question of what might be wrong with those who are NIMBYs about RE projects, and how best to address them. I will argue that local opponents to wind farm (and other RE) developments do not necessarily fail to contribute their fair share to producing a desirable public good (clean energy). In fact, with landscape concerns being at the heart of much protest, the question of fair burden distribution becomes sidelined: landscape impacts cannot be distributed nor compensated for. Protests may be attempts to express a true conflict of (incommensurable) values. Understanding them as such will help us better address NIMBY concerns and overcome such opposition through ensuring procedural justice.

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Nimbys 有什么问题？可再生能源、景观影响和不可通约的价值

即使全州范围内对可再生能源的支持率惊人地高，当地对实施可再生能源 (RE) 的基础设施项目（例如风电场）的反对意见通常也很强烈。口号“不在我的后院”（NIMBY）已成为这种抗议的代名词。这篇论文重新审视了那些对可再生能源项目抱有偏见的人可能有什么问题，以及如何最好地解决这些问题。我会争辩说，当地反对风电场（和其他可再生能源）开发的人不一定不能为生产理想的公共产品（清洁能源）贡献他们的公平份额。事实上，由于景观问题是许多抗议的核心，公平负担分配的问题被搁置一旁：景观影响无法分配或补偿。抗议可能是试图表达（不可比较的）价值观的真正冲突。