Vermont is pushing for wind power generators b/c they want to make themselves independent of outside power sources (such as power plants in Canada, from which they import energy). Vermont is in New England but not a coastal state, so they are looking to put the wind things on their mountains -- which is controversial because the mountains are very beautiful (very similar to the Eifel or the Sauerland, small and green) and these things would poke up and look funny. They are also worried about the impact on birds. However, I think it will probably happen because Vermont is extremely progressive in terms of environmental policy (and social policy of course -- they have gay civil unions).