The Importance of NIMBY-ism

The acronym NIMBY first appeared in the 1970s when communities in New Hampshire and Michigan were considering building nuclear power stations. The phrase refers to a person who says their quality of life or property value will be affected by a large scale project. Besides wind turbines and solar farms NIMBY-ism is often associated with things like landfills, meat processing plants, airports and low-income housing. Here is our listener question of the week which was won by Mackenzie Kepner for sending this great question.