An end to the flawed technology of wind "farms"
Wind "farm" technology is flawed and has been disproven. It's "popular" because the huge corporations make vast profits from the subsidies available.
If no other fact persuades you, our coldest spells of weather coincide with no or little wind and thus windfarms are redundant at times of peak demand - as happened in December.
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Peter
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There are far better ways to generate electricity, nuclear being the obvious choice for an 'on demand' supply of energy.
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Jon Croke
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Applications are currently being made in completely unsuitable sites, which could never be economical if it wasn't for the huge subsidies that we consumers are paying - and all to meet unrealistic and unattainable EU renewable energy targets.
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Liz
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No to windfarms but we must stop using as much power as we have done in the past - this includes everyone. We also have to examine what we ought to do about the worldwide population growth - the elephant in the room that no one wants to deal with.....
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fenwoody
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I've been a 'nimby' for over 12 years now. Many people who thought I was mad back then have discovered just how wrong wind energy is (except maybe for road signs!). I've written many letters to many HM Ministers for Energy, but usually receive the same reply (about meeting EU targets and saving us from drowning etc). Getting a bit tired but at least I STILL don't have any turbines in my backyard, although I can see 23 from my house - often not working ha ha! Support this campaign, before we drown in wind turbines!
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Ian Terry
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the wind farm lobby are achieving what hitler and all his air force couldn't the total destruction of the rural communities. the only reason we have climate change is that ther are too many people on the planet. Spend the money on sex education. it is only the land owners and the share holders in the power companies who want this thanks to the surcharges on our energy bills. here in scotland the politicians lemming like approach to WFs is nothing short on insanity. If and when it goes soooo wrong who will be held responsible and accountable
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Ian Terry
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Living in Scotland the lemming type rush to install these totally inefficient forms of power generation begs belief. the first minister and his obsession with WFs borders on madness. typical of the standard of MPs we are plagued with at the moment. Theonly winners are the land owners and hopefully there will be a party strong enough to tax this easy unearned income at 80% or more. Cost to the quality of life and the destruction of the rural system has to be seen to be believed. if every energy bill was not burdened with thiriomental tax then the power companies would not be interested as there would be no subsides. No one high lights the possible impact on health and if these politicians have got it sooooo wrong who will be held accountable and responsible? What price when Chinese farmers are being wiped out to get the ore to make the magnets. The whole process has not been thought through. If climate change is down to anything it is that there are just too many people in the world and all this talk about saving the planet has got to start with an international commitment to reducing the birth rate. Wind farms are not the panacea to what is wrong with mother earth today or the next 25 years. What real research has been done to see if the developers figures are correct?
The whole WF issue is about making money for those lucky enough to own large areas of land . The whole policy is totally flawed as it destroys the very heart of rural life. If they want these hideous things and believe in them install them in the parks of the big cities. -
Janet Cromarty
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Wind farms are a disgrace in their inefficiency. They are unsightly and cause local householders immense distress and grief in fighting for their rights once they are in their proximity. The corporations are not honest about the disruption they cause to the quality of life of local people & wildlife.
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philip norton
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Stop wasting our money on these rediculous wind turbines,they dont work and nobody except the companys putting them up want them.
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John Leppard
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No to Wind Farms but yes to any alternative that gives us cheaper and cleaner electricity.
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Elizabeth Curzon-Howe
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No to Wind Farms but yes to clean burn Coal Fired Power Stations. It is interesting to read that Germany are presently building twenty of the latter.
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Rosemary Lambkin
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When do you ever see them working, and at what cost?
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Tricia Croke
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Wind Farms are hideous and destroy our landscapes and farmland and are an inefficient way of producing renewable energy
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Anna Lightfoot
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I wholeheartedly agree with this statement....we are being seduced into thinking windfarms are the answer when in fact they are inefficient producers of renewable energy especially inland. Their proliferation is not because of altruism but because of the massive amount of money being made by energy companies and the financial gain by farmers and landowners.
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Mark Fitchew
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Germany is the largest european maufacturer of Wind Tubines and they stopped using them as they don't work efficiently enough! You have to have coal powered stations running permantely as backup. Anyone can see that this is criminally stupid!!! The industry in the UK is based entirely apon the riduculous subsidies handed out to the power companies!!!!
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Mr Maurice Nickels
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Windfarms are an utter dissgrace. The only ones who benefit are the land owners and the companies supplying the hardwear. They are not efficient, and cause great distress from polution in the countries where the blades and internal machinary for the turbines are manufactured.
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Andrew R Brown
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Wind farms can only be built with very generous subsidies which we all pay for in increased electricity bills. They are very inefficient and the Government only agree to them to tick European boxes.
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Brenda Nickels
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Windfarms are a disgrace in their inafficiency. They are unsightly and cause normal householders grief in fighting for their rights once they are in therir proximity. They are harmfull to wild life and habitats.
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Lyndsey
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Keep the pressure up everyone! They will be have to listen to us eventually. There is a 2nd Campaign Suggestion on 38 degrees running Calling for a moratorium on building wind farms in the Highlands - so calling Scotland and anyone else who cares vote on that too!
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Stuart Guppy
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Wind farms are an abomination on the landscape and don't do the job they are supposed to do, ie generate electricity economically. British industry is not allowed to build them since the last factory making the blades on The Isle of Wight was closed doiwn to give the uncompetative monopoly to firms abroad. All these wind farms do is to put the cost of power up for the householder, whilst lining the pockets of foreign suppliers handsomely. They are as useless to the UK as a frig in an igloo.
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chas
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wind farms are a complete waiste of money and space. Are not needed as there is no global warming according to the honest climate scientists. Clean burn coal fired power stations should be built now.
