Green energy isn't all amazingly good itself. Take hydroelectricity; A huge mass of land flooded, which can be used for farming and in most cases it means certain people have to be relocated from their homes. It's ugly, it harms the landscape. It costs a huge amount of money to build, if an accident occurs there can be thousands of casualties. Try looking at the subject from both sides of view, the government officials do have children who they love and for whom the world to be a pleasant state.