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moss M
moss Apr 22, 2008 18:28:24
Replying to tiompan

tiompan wrote:
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Hello Moss , I think what Fitz was possibly suggesting and I certainly was , was that wind farms are not going to solve anything and are merely a sop for enviromentalists and the best tha could be said for them is that they will provide a minimal amount of additional employment and produce quite a lot of capital for the developers .
Hello Tiompan, I'm not being controversial just tend to think out loud ;) wind farms may be part of the answer though, and to reply to Jane's question, there is the individual choice of photovoltaics (expensive at the moment) and microgeneration - also expensive.
Callanish Stones against a background of 5 turbines? there are the 'wastelands' of Dartmoor and Exmoor to consider not to mention the Cornish coast....

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tiompan Apr 22, 2008 18:57:58
Replying to moss

moss wrote:
tiompan wrote:
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Hello Moss , I think what Fitz was possibly suggesting and I certainly was , was that wind farms are not going to solve anything and are merely a sop for enviromentalists and the best tha could be said for them is that they will provide a minimal amount of additional employment and produce quite a lot of capital for the developers .
Hello Tiompan, I'm not being controversial just tend to think out loud ;) wind farms may be part of the answer though, and to reply to Jane's question, there is the individual choice of photovoltaics (expensive at the moment) and microgeneration - also expensive.
Callanish Stones against a background of 5 turbines? there are the 'wastelands' of Dartmoor and Exmoor to consider not to mention the Cornish coast....
Ooddly enough I think wind farms are reminiscent of some outdoor sculptures and as long as the locals are happy , which is unlikely , they can be quite good "fun" .just one of those things , like finding Ferrybridge or Drax attractive but nevertheless they are not the solution and never will be .Of course Lovelock says the only answer , if we want all that energy , is nuclear . Personally I doubt we have the courage/will /capability to do without all the trappings . It looks like it's going to be interesting though as in the "hope you live in interesting times " quip .
Stonehenge , better say something megalithic .