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Duke of Edinburgh adds his voice to the growing discontent about wind turbines. |
Wind turbines are as well as, not instead of the power stations, and they require hundreds of miles of extra power lines.
Even in Scotland the Parliament is beginning to question the damage being done by so many wind farms.
Wind farms are useless, says Duke of Edinburgh
The Duke of Edinburgh has made a fierce attack on wind farms, describing them as “absolutely useless”. Read the report in the Daily Telegraph.
Former Chancellor Lord Lawson led the backing for Prince Philip after he branded
wind farms ‘absolutely useless’. Read the report in the Daily Mail
Meanwhile plans for wind turbines on Prince Charles' doorstep have been rejected by the Scottish Parliament. Read the article in the Telegraph
In face of this Chris Huhne wants to spend another £4BN per year on wind turbine subsidies.
Chris Huhne wants to build another 32,000 wind turbines to meet EU targets. That will cost £4BN per year in subsidy, or about £67 for every man, woman and child in this country. Read more
‘Gold rush in wind turbines leaves Scots feeling under attack’
By Scott Macnab Published on Friday 2 December 2011 12:32
A MORATORIUM should be placed on new wind turbine developments until councils are given clearer guidance from government, environment minister Fergus Ewing has been told.
MSPs warned that local communities feel they are “under attack” from energy firms whose desperation to snap up land across Scotland “resembles the prospecting days of the American gold rush”.
Hundreds of local campaigners packed into Holyrood’s public gallery last night and heard warnings that the issue could now threaten flagship government energy policies.
Alex Salmond, Nicola Sturgeon & wind power lover Rob Gibson all left the chamber before the debate according to reports. That is pretty shameful when many members of the public had made the effort to attend the debate. It's about time the SG started listening - they cannot continue to ride roughshod over the opinions of people in rural communities.
Such is the way when politicians see the strength of feeling against their policies.
Read the report in the Scotsman - and the comments made by readers.
He describes them " as a disgrace".