There is no need to sally forth, for it remains true that those things which make us human are, curiously enough, always close at hand. Resolve then, that on this very ground, with small flags waving and tiny blasts of tiny trumpets, we have met the enemy, and not only may he be ours, he may be us.
Walt Kelly
US animator & cartoonist (1913 - 1973)

Sums it up perfectly.  the enemy is ourselves, and our way of life.

Beautiful example in the Guardian today.  Swale Borough Council in Kent has blocked the London Array, a 1000MW offshore windfarm.  Why?  Because they don't fancy having a power cable come onshore on their beach.  Oh and it might spoil the view.

The locals are entirely rallied around this, and the law means Swale can block the interests of the nation.

Biggest wind power project is blown off course as residents fight back

Scheme that would provide 25% of London's power is bogged down in planning

Terry Macalister
Monday October 23, 2006
The Guardian

Martin Bellis dries himself off with his towel and gives a wry smile when asked if he is not just another Nimby objector looking after his own patch of beach against the potential encroachment of a wind farm near Faversham, Kent. "No, I'm really not. I am a supporter of clean energy and really care for the environment," he said.
"I just happen to think wind is a bit of a white elephant because it's so inefficient and I cannot understand why anyone would choose one of the best bird sanctuaries in Europe as a site."

I must admit I had this fantasy of building nuclear power plants in Kent as sweet revenge-- of course they will have to be on the beach (cooling water).  ;-).