en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/787592 Comments by JMattero http://blog.hgtvpro.com/punchlist/2010/02/09/is-residential-wind-power-another-nimby-project/#IDComment56167863 I would love to have one in my own personal backyard. However, it must be cost efficient in that it must pay for itself within 20 years. I believe that human caused "global warming" is a bunch of crap, so that does not figure into my thinking. I want to do this to go off of the grid, and mostly, to lessen my usage of foreign energy. If the US could stop using foreign oil, I think the problems in the Middle East would suddenly disappear. In summary, I want the US to be energy independent, but I understand and totally embrace Capitalism, meaning that the costs versus the returns must make economic sense. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:42:50 +0000 http://blog.hgtvpro.com/punchlist/2010/02/09/is-residential-wind-power-another-nimby-project/#IDComment56167863