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Winds of change
Sir, - How many crosses do we
need in our rural area to mark
the death of our beautiful countryside?
I am talking about
those monstrous 125-metre-tall
metal pillars set to pepper and
dominate our landscape.
Did you know the Government
has agreed to a programme
of renewable energy
by 2010 and has produced separate
planning guidelines to
implement this agreement quickly, riding rough shod over
the cautions usually associated
with serious sensitive applications,
although all bodies concerned
are given the opportunity
to express their professional
views.
My worry is that in rushing
ahead with plans to industrialise
our countryside with wind
turbines, we forget there are alternatives.
Why should we copy
the mistakes of Germany and
Denmark, which are no longer
promoting their onshore wind
turbine programme because,
unfortunately, after many years
and with all the wind in the
world, they have only managed
to produce five per cent of their
energy from wind.
I am all in favour of solving
our electricity problems in an
environmentally-friendly way.
Therefore I am happy to have
them a hundred miles offshore,
in numbers that are viable, if
this also provides vitally-needed
jobs in our area.
But let us remember the saying
- more haste less speed. Let
us contemplate a little longer
on the best solution to a tricky
problem, before we embark on
the destruction of our treasured
landscape.
Where do you live? I live on
the outskirts of Teesside, looking
out on to the best view in
the world, the Cleveland Hills.
Take a photo of it now, because
next time you turn to
look, there will be grave yard,
crosses everywhere. I for one
prefer the living natural world.
What would you rather have?
JANET BAINBRIDGE
Seamer,
Middlesbrough.
12:22pm Friday 18th July 2008
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CommentPosted by: James Trimble on 4:57pm Thu 24 Jul 08
Ms Bainbridge, are you willing to pay to have wind turbines sited a hundred miles offshore? Do you have any comprehension of what that would cost?
Ms Bainbridge, are you willing to pay to have wind turbines sited a hundred miles offshore? Do you have any comprehension of what that would cost?
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