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Wind turbines are good for tourism
- How far would you travel to see a wind turbine.
- Would you go back again?
Wind turbines do not affect property values
- Would you still buy your house if you drove by turbines on the way there and could see turbines from the garden and through the windows?
Wind farms are good for the economy
- But they do not create permanent local jobs.
- The electricity they produce is more expensive and adds to costs for industry and for the consumer
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Other claims
Key Issue 3 - Exaggerated claims - Are wind farms a scam ?
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CO2 SAVINGS Do they save any CO2. Can the saving be measured? |
POWER OUTPUT Do they produce as much power as they claim ? |
SUBSIDY How can they receive so much extra money and still claim there is no subsidy? |
“ He who refuses to do arithmetic is doomed to talk nonsense” John McCarthy
Wind farm proposals are complex but all claim they will deliver large benefits.
Three of the claims are examined below to expose the exaggeration.
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Is it a scam?
Definition - Consumer scams are unlawful deceptive practices upon unsuspecting consumers designed to facilitate the payment of money grossly disproportionate as to the value of any service actually rendered or any goods provided.
If you think that wind farms involve - deceptive practices, and unsuspecting consumer, and grossly disproportionate payment you are well on the way to seeing wind farms as a scam.
