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Journal
Journal of Environmental Systems
ISSN
0047-2433 (print) 1541-3802 (electronic)
Volume
14
Issue
2
Date
1/1/1984

Article Facts

Title
Public Opposition to Large Scale Soft Technology in Vermont: Four Case Studies
DOI
10.2190/VWQU-HAGJ-VVXG-WM2K
Authors
  • Eve C. Gruntfest
  • Marc A. Eichen
Pages
137-146
Online Date
05/09/2002

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Public Opposition to Large Scale Soft Technology in Vermont: Four Case Studies

Eve C. Gruntfest
Marc A. Eichen

DOI: 10.2190/VWQU-HAGJ-VVXG-WM2K

Abstract

In response to rising costs and an uncertain public opinion and regulatory climate for conventional expansion of electric power supply, investor-owned and municipal utilities as well as private entrepreneurs have begun to experiment with grid-linked soft technology as an alternative for electric supply. We examine public opposition to four such projects in Vermont in an effort to find whether public opposition is based on issues similar to that of conventional, and especially nuclear, power projects. Our findings show that opposition to these projects is based on local economic and aesthetic issues as well as more broadly drawn and challenging economic and social concerns.

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