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I'm from Lawnguyland

Massapequa, in fact, and left because there was alot of ugly there and not just the landscape. But as a youth, the beach was my salvation: a wild feeling place that couldn't be strip malled.

Now that I'm in San Francisco, I tried to do an analysis transfer: how would I feel about a windfarm off Ocean Beach? None too happy, but if it resulted in a smaller carbon footprint for my community, I'd agree to it and work to convince others of the important tradeoff.

I am coming to agree with the thesis that wilderness is a cultural construct. Now, I'm not addressing issues concerning the welfare of other species.  What appears to be the issue here is the significance of landscapes and seascapes to the human experience. A civilization  places its mark all over the geographic landscape. This was true in pre-Columbian America as well as every other culture and civilization since humans began using fire and domesticating animals and plants.

I find it possible to experience wildness everyday in San Francisco: the fog rushing over Twin Peaks; sea lions taking over marina docks and the sight of the Marin Headlands framed by the Bridge. I expect to experience that even when a windfarm floats beyond the break at Tobay Beach.

"Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better." (Laurie Anderson)
 

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