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To subscribe, E-mail the words . . The term Nimby is now at least 10 years old. So far as we can trace the term back, it was invented by the nuclear power industry to describe people who opposed the siting of nuclear power plants nearby. The first type of Nimby gives a self-centered but rational response to a problem. Nimbys of the second and third kinds are not only rational, but they also have a broader perspective.