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| How the wheel turns …..who'd have thought, back in the late stoned age, that 30 years down the line, alternative types like you guys would be arguing against wind power. Without becoming too political it would seem that those who object most come from the rich south and would prefer those in the poor north to know their place and don't spoil their image of Grannies Heilin' Hame, tartan shortbread tins, hairy knees in kilts ….. and mother goddess's……grouse shooting …fly fishing etc' the far north is in danger of becoming nothing more than a play ground for 'white settlers', crazies and property rich southerners who think that they can run hotels/restaurants/pubs/ancient monuments just because they can afford to eat out twice a week and basically because they come from the obviously superior south. Lewis, although amazingly rich in ancient monuments, is a REAL place where REAL people live, now/in the present/today, and these people have a right to any benefits that their environment can provide. At present the vast majority of energy production is harmful to the environment so those who truly believe in the welfare of our planet should avoid using as much electrical power as possible. So switch of that PC now and return to eco friendly communication. How about pigeon post? Certainly, the Kites and Peregrines would approve!! Surely we can all agree that there is no absolute right or absolute wrong to this argument . However, wind power is the much, much lesser of the two evils. I would hope that there is no-one out there who disagrees with this or who would argue that wind power, compared to most types of energy generation, is basically harmless in a global sense. I'm sure that a very few years (in archaeological terms) with some wind mills on her belly wont disturb the sleep of the cailleach. If you want to see something scary, visit Dounreay on the northern coast of Scotland, even with decommissioning, a truly scary, scary place, and not just for our raptor friends. As they say, 'you can't eat scenery'. Reply | with quote |  2nd January 2005ce 02:28 In reply to: Re: Devastation in pictures (pixie1948)3 replies: Re: Devastation in pictures (smallblueplanet) Re: Devastation in pictures (Paulus) Re: Devastation in pictures (muddymick) |
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