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Nimby To Nope—Or Yess?, K.K. Duvivier, Thomas Witt
Nimby To Nope—Or Yess?, K.K. Duvivier, Thomas Witt
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
On December 12, 2015, 195 governments around the world agreed to the COP21 commitments to combat climate change. Pivotal to the success of these goals is a shift from fossil-fuel energy generation to renewable resources. Wind power is one of the largest renewable energy generation sources in the United States and has the greatest potential for future development. While wind energy generation has enjoyed some of the most impressive gains in development of new capacity, reaching future goals will face more challenges. In addition to resource potential, wind development is also confined to locations that meet the sweet spot of …