Re: Lewis wind farm | Forum — The Modern Antiquarian

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moss Feb 15, 2007 10:55:29

Replying to nigelswift

And if we are really being cynical this morning, the RSPB petition does'nt come out of it too well either, considering its being quiet on the Shetland wind turbines - because of its commercial interests in the firm SSE who are building them... but there again maybe its all media hype...
http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2001652,00.html

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goffik Feb 15, 2007 13:22:06

Replying to nigelswift

nigelswift wrote:

There's also a relevant petition on the 10 Downing St website
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/WindTurbines/

That's a much better one! How did I miss that one?

nigelswift wrote:

Just one currently, ironically. Scrap road pricing proposals - 1.4 million signatures, far more than all the others put together. And the govt. is going to take heed. JoePublic doesn't really want to do his bit for the environment.

Now then. My sarcasm filter is currently not at full strength... Is this true? I thought they were blatantly ignoring us!

I can't help feeling thatthe far reaches of the British Isles are in impractical position for a wind-farm that's supposed to be supplying large parts of the country... Somewhere more central, surely, would make more sense?

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slumpystones Feb 16, 2007 23:21:47

Replying to nigelswift

nigelswift wrote:

There's also a relevant petition on the 10 Downing St website
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/WindTurbines/

Like you say though Goff, when do petitions ever get listened to?

Just one currently, ironically. Scrap road pricing proposals - 1.4 million signatures, far more than all the others put together. And the govt. is going to take heed. JoePublic doesn't really want to do his bit for the environment.

Could be implemented so simply - a flat charge of £2 every time we go onto a motorway.