If it was a high rise, they would all be for it

Florida Power & Light (FPL), this week, agreed to reduce their nine new wind turbines down to six after the residents of St. Lucie County fought the plan to have three placed in state-owned Blind Creek Park. FPL will now place the turbines around the St. Lucie Nuclear Plant on Hutchinson Island, land that FPL owns.

“What we've heard consistently from the residents and commissioners of St. Lucie County is that they share our commitment to renewable energy but don't want to use public lands for wind turbines,” said Eric Silagy, vice president of development for FPL, in a statement. “We hope that by removing this obstacle we can continue progress on a project that helps meet the goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions and St. Lucie County's goal of becoming a renewable energy leader.”

Sometimes NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) gets a little weird. I'm not sure how the turbines would be hurting anyone and it's a shame that we need to move into the future with two steps forward and one step back, but six is better than nothing.