29/06/12 The mad pressure for wind farms

The Welsh Assembly is putting pressure on local councils to hurry up and approve lots more onshore wind farms. You get the impression that these people, who are supposed to look after our interests, won't be satisfied until they have covered most of the Welsh countryside with these giant industrial structures. The stupid thing about all this situation is that it makes no sense to place these so called wind farms on prominent hill tops. There might be more wind there as opposed to alongside city centres, but any gain in energy output is lost through transmission loss. There is also the extra building cost of transporting the structures to outlying sites and the cost of a huge number of  unsightly giant pylons wending across the countryside. It makes no economic sense.You get the impression that these politicians are not really interested in the opinion of local people, who cannot be bribed by the developers,  but that polical parties are only interested in promoting their green credentials. So the madness is, that to protect the environment, you must destroy the environment!

25/06/12 Energy & Climate Change Select Committee

Tim Yeo, chairman of the committee has requested information on the economics of onshore windfarms. Among other things he seeks a cost benefit analysis of using this technology. Let us hope that all the costs will be considered i.e what economists call the externalised costs, which would be borne by each local community. Thus the committee should look at the loss of amenity, the effect on   people's health, the effect on tourism and  the local ecology as well as inconvenience on traffic when giant machinery is delivered; also the effect on property values.
It is interesting to note that Mr Yeo, M.P. is also President of the trade body' Renewable Energy Association'. Let us hope he will recuse himself when the Select Committee decides on it's report!

23/06/12 Lack of demand for wind turbines

Interesting to note that Vesta, one of the biggest wind turbine manufacturers, has decided not to go ahead with its proposed factory in Sheerness, Kent. Apparently there is not enough demand for this Danish company to go ahead with this project. Already they have stopped production on the Isle of Wight and now only carry out maintenance. Is this a writing on the wall that developers are getting cold feet now that the massive subsidies available for this industry are under threat?

Flood Problems

Extracts from a letter sent to Carmarthen Journal 20/06/12 by L J Jenkins,
" The (wind farm) turbines vast concrete bases and wide supply roads will replace the present highly absorbent peat and moorland, clearly resulting in regular flash floods downstream whenever there is far less rain than at present. Imagine the size of the non absorbent concrete platforms and wide roads required by structures almost as high as the Blackpool Tower! The run off of rainwater will be immediate! ....
On Sunday, June 10 there were flood warnings regarding the River Teifi at Llanybydder. Yet there are plans to build a huge TAN8 wind farm nearby on Mynydd Llanllwni, within the catchment of the River Teifi. Again there will be rapid run-off and flash flooding.....

Don't forget this is June, the driest time of the year. What will happen when it turns really wet from Autumn through Winter to Spring? Have the Assembly, the Environment Agency and county councils even considered this massive future problem as they meddle with nature on a gargantuan scale in our Welsh hills? All they are concerned about is carrying out green policies!".

21/06/12: You can now follow us on twitter

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13/06/2012: Sympathy for CCC planners to make right decision

In another Letter Ted urges Carmarthen County Council planners to make the right decision


http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/sympathy-planners/story-16354556-detail/story.html

16/06/2012: Onshore subsidies to be scrapped by 2020

Wind subsidies to be scrapped by 2020 in 'apparent' victory for anti onshore campaigners.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/windpower/9336027/Subsidies-for-onshore-wind-farms-to-be-axed-by-2020.html

29/05/12:Judge Rules in Favour of Beautiful Landscapes

In a highly significant ruling, a high court Judge upholds 'rights' of beautiful countryside over wind farms


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/9298265/Ruling-on-wind-farm-says-the-countryside-is-as-important-as-climate-change-targets.html