The “Green on Green” Conflict in Wind Energy Development: A Case Study of Environmentally Conscious Individuals in Oklahoma, USA

Burch, Claire; Loraamm, Rebecca W.; Gliedt, Travis

doi:10.3390/su12198184

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“…For example, in a study of residents living close to the Wolf Ridge wind farm in Texas, Swofford and Slattery [51] found that climate change concerns may influence support for wind power, albeit only to a limited extent. Burch et al [52] found similar results studying environmentally conscious people living in Oklahoma, USA. The participants claimed that they would oppose the local wind energy development if it negatively impacted biodiversity.…”

Section: Environmental Attitudesmentioning

confidence: 60%

“…However, with the rise of offshore wind energy, more wind farms could be placed off the coast of major residential areas. However, Burch et al [52] found that 70% of environmentally conscious individuals in their study would support, to some extent, a hypothetical wind energy development near their place of residence. Environmentally conscious individuals hold strong environmental views that might change when facing a green-on-green conflict, such as wind energy [52].…”

Section: Vicinity Of Residence To the Wind Farmmentioning

confidence: 65%

“…However, Burch et al [52] found that 70% of environmentally conscious individuals in their study would support, to some extent, a hypothetical wind energy development near their place of residence. Environmentally conscious individuals hold strong environmental views that might change when facing a green-on-green conflict, such as wind energy [52]. However, it is important to note that these results concern a hypothetical windfarm development.…”

Section: Vicinity Of Residence To the Wind Farmmentioning

confidence: 65%

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Developing a Theoretical Framework to Explain the Social Acceptability of Wind Energy

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The social acceptability of wind farms has been researched for several decades now, with the first research tracing back to the 1980s. This paper aims to deliver a literature review within the structural framework proposed by the paper of variables influencing the acceptability of wind farms. The large amount of research published on the social acceptability of wind farms requires an effort to identify and categorise variables to deliver a holistic understanding of opposition and support to wind energy. We classify the variables into three main categories: first, ‘psychological variables’, including perceived benefits and costs, emotions, and attitudes; second, ‘contextual variables’, including community energy schemes and media influence; and finally, third, ‘personal resources’, including income or wealth, place of residence, and relevant knowledge in relation to the wind farm. In agreement with other scholars, we argue that NIMBYism (not in my backyard) is an outdated and simplistic explanation for opposition to wind farms. Instead, we provide a theoretical framework to explain the acceptability of wind energy and show how these variables might influence both acceptance and opposition.

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Section: Environmental Attitudesmentioning

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“…Like conventional wind turbines, AWE systems will impact people and nature once deployed. Direct impacts could relate to the technology's sound emissions, visibility, and ecological effects, as indicated by research on wind turbines [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. Potential acoustic impacts could result from noises emitted by the generator, winch, tether, and the flying kite.…”

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The Social Acceptance of Airborne Wind Energy: A Literature Review

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Airborne wind energy (AWE) systems use tethered flying devices to harvest higher-altitude winds to produce electricity. For the success of the technology, it is crucial to understand how people perceive and respond to it. If concerns about the technology are not taken seriously, it could delay or prevent implementation, resulting in increased costs for project developers and a lower contribution to renewable energy targets. This literature review assessed the current state of knowledge on the social acceptance of AWE. A systematic literature search led to the identification of 40 relevant publications that were reviewed. The literature expected that the safety, visibility, acoustic emissions, ecological impacts, and the siting of AWE systems impact to which extent the technology will be accepted. The reviewed literature viewed the social acceptance of AWE optimistically but lacked scientific evidence to back up its claims. It seemed to overlook the fact that the impact of AWE’s characteristics (e.g., visibility) on people’s responses will also depend on a range of situational and psychological factors (e.g., the planning process, the community’s trust in project developers). Therefore, empirical social science research is needed to increase the field’s understanding of the acceptance of AWE and thereby facilitate development and deployment.

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“…Furthermore, the study highlights how these factors are differentially linked to several scales of place by the words that are used on Instagram. This investigation is particularly relevant for visually focused social media platforms, such as Instagram, since a common criticism of RETs is their negative visual impact on the landscape [16]. This paper applies the sociocognitive approach (SCA) to the investigation of the language in Instagram posts.…”

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Not All Places Are Equal: Using Instagram to Understand Cognitions and Affect towards Renewable Energy Infrastructures

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The research on people–place relations makes an important contribution to the understanding of the public responses to renewable energy technologies (RETs). Social media not only provides easy access to the sentiments and attitudes of online users towards RETs, but social media content can also shape the discourse, both on- and offline, about RETs. Hence, social media content analysis provides valuable insights into the public responses to RETs. However, as of now, only a small number of studies have investigated people–place relations in the context of the energy transition via online content. To address this lack of knowledge, this study aims to increase the understanding of people–place relations by investigating the relationship between the place scales mentioined in Instagram posts (categorized from local to planet) and the sentiments that are expressed in said posts, depending on different energy infrastructures (solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, powerlines, and renewable energy in general). Our analysis of 1500 Instagram posts shows that the place scales that are mentioned in the Instagram posts are related to some differences in the post emotionality, and that these effects differ across the different hashtags that are related to RETs. By using a sociocognitive approach, this study is the first to investigate Instagram posts in the context of the energy transition and people–place relationships.

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The “Green on Green” Conflict in Wind Energy Development: A Case Study of Environmentally Conscious Individuals in Oklahoma, USA

Cited by 9 publications

References 41 publications

Developing a Theoretical Framework to Explain the Social Acceptability of Wind Energy

Developing a Theoretical Framework to Explain the Social Acceptability of Wind Energy

The Social Acceptance of Airborne Wind Energy: A Literature Review

Not All Places Are Equal: Using Instagram to Understand Cognitions and Affect towards Renewable Energy Infrastructures

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