People don't like bird choppers. More than 230 separate local campaign groups against wind farms are operating across the UK, from Scotland and Kent to Norfolk, Yorkshire and Cornwall. These groups are scoring striking successes in defeating planned wind farms – even when faced with the weight of official recommendations. This is Oliver Wright, the paper's "Whitehall Editor" – whatever that is. Note his incredulous tone: " ... even when faced with the weight of official recommendations". The Independent should listen to itself. "Official recommendations ... ". Hmmmm.

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How wonderful of the Indy to stand up for centralist control over mere localism. Is this what the paper has as its principle?


And if we fail to meet the targets...then what? What tragedy or punishment may befall? SFA?

The Campaign Against Windfarms which they reference needs help to sort out its website imo.

Good cause, bad site.

http://www.countryguardian.net/

From the Indy article :



Are these subsidies paid by the developers from their revenues ? (And hence, of course, from the subsidised price of the electricity they sell.)

Or are these subsidies paid directly by the public sector somehow - i.e., a whole new stream of public money being wasted, in addition to the ROCs ?

This is a straight fight between moralistic policies (those which make politicians feel noble and good about themselves) and moral policies (those which benefit the people).

Given the low level of moral character of the UK's political leadership, I cannot believe they will allow ordinary people to defy them for much longer.

Expect all forms of renewable energy to be declared a matter of 'national security', enabling central government to override local objections.

I believe the Independent is due a rebranding. I suggest Westminster Village Idiot Times.

That's a good way of defining our representatives. Too many of them have forgotten who is supposed to benefit/be protected from them doing their duty.

RE: The Wright stuff



There have been campaigns against wind farms for years and years. Pretty much wherever they outline sites. God only knows why the media haven't noticed until now. The planning process is usually a completely local matter. That the government recommends turbines be built isn't magically going to make them get approval.

There are sound reasons why applications get stopped too - they do blot landscapes, they do cause noise and light disturbances, they do kill wildlife, the generating capacity isn't what is promised, the lifespan of the kit isn't what is promised, failures can be substantial and dangerous ranging from exploding turbines, turbines that shake themselves to bits or throwing chunks of ice for hundreds of metres.

"wind farms may be needed to combat global warming"

Are we meant to sit in front of them for a nice cool breeze?

I couldn't believe this when I saw it.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/8101281/Climate-change-game-launched.html

the header for the article reads.

"An educational computer game in which users have to save the world from climate change offers an interesting solution – decide the problem is overpopulation and design a virus to kill millions."

Did they learn nothing from the disastrous 10:10 film.

I agree — better safe than sorry.

After all, you never know what class of impersonage might be toonin' in.