Whinash Windfarm Success
No Whinash Windfarm
http://www.nowhinashwindfarm.co.uk/I have selected a site about windfarms again because last week the
government accepted a public enquiry decision that the creation of
an enormous wind farm using the highest turbines in the country
(390 feet) at Whinash in Cumbria was not a good idea for the
environment. The site has some pictures on it which show the
effect which the erection of the turbines would have had on the
view of the landscape, including a scrolling landscape picture,
which I thought were quite effective:
http://www.nowhinashwindfarm.co.uk/pictures.asp
There is also a good links page:
http://www.nowhinashwindfarm.co.uk/links.asp
One factor which has not been highlighted is the link between
energy consumption and Home Information Packs. One way to make
things better will be to make ourselves more energy efficient -
the Energy Efficiency section of the HIP is presumably a backdoor
route to force us to take this into account.
Incidentally, last time I highlighted a site about wind farms I
received the following response which goes to show that there are
two sides to every argument:
"Re: Wind turbines
Glad you're getting controversial - I presume that was intended to
provoke a reaction.
What a load of nimbys the Welsh are! Would they rather have the
planet destroyed by the constant reliance on energy produced by
burning fossil fuels while they drive around in their 4x4s! The
turbines are quiet, pollution free and, I think, rather elegant.
For christsake there isn't much else in Wales but wind and rain
and only a few sheep to enjoy the view - Ha Ha!!
I bet when the National Grid was first conceived, everyone
complained about electricity pylons."
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