A web search on greenberkshires doesn't reveal much. Their web site gives no information on who the organization is, who are its directors, or how to contribute. In references from other places it is identified as a local organization dedicated to preserving the character of the Berkshires. So it may just be a technically unsophisticated NIBMY group.

I've travelled in the Berkshires frequently, and it is in the midst of gentrification after a long period of decline. It has become a prime spot for vacation homes, with skiing in the winter and cultural activities like the Tanglewood music festival in summer. So, it would not be surprising to find some local anti-development groups springing up.

These NIMBY groups seem to trade misinformation with each other. We know about the efforts of the Kennedys concerning the off shore wind farm near their home. But there is also a movement in upstate NY which makes no sense. The land is not especially attractive, most of what is in the region is faltering dairy farms and there is no prospect for any influx of industry or development.

The only argument not given in the analysis above was to compare the subsidies to wind farms with those to oil/gas and ethanol.

By the way upstate NY is going to build two ethanol plants. One seems to be totally new, but the other will be a converted brewery. How they will be powered was not mentioned in the news stories.

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---- Daily Landscape