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smallblueplanet Jan 3, 2005 17:30:31
Replying to sam

I was originally replying to FourWinds comment, which I thought was a bit simplistic:

"Wind Farms?......
Let's think. A clean, secure environment for future generations or a nice sight once every 18 years? Hmmm .... tough one that.
Some folks will campaign to stop anything!"

They are not the be all and end all, and some people who live with them don't agree with your opinion on how they sound. Other people in many countries are actively campaigning against them. In this particular case (ie Lewis) even the RSPB who are normally for them, are against them.

I knew very little about them, and decided to check out others views on them - I have been surprised by some of the information I discovered. I re-iterate they are a sustainable source of power, but they are not totally environmentally friendly (by a long chalk), and they also require coal power stations as a back-up, as wind is an intermittent power source.

SBP

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pixie1948 Jan 3, 2005 18:47:12
Replying to smallblueplanet

We get wind in winter, sun in summer and waves all year round. It just needs some organisation to put the whole thing together and you'd need very little back up power, especially if all buildings had solar panels on the roof. Initial costs may be high but worth it in the long run and with more production of components the cost would drop considerably.
All we need is for someone to set the ball rolling. Maybe a conservation/archaeology group could work out the best places to put them with the least damage to the surroundings then all thats left to do is convince everyone how sound the idea is - sounds easy !!!!!!!
Up the revolution lol

Elaine

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