tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363588070995262917.post5144428926659774474..comments2023-06-16T12:58:04.791+00:00Comments on PoliticalDom: Wind farmsDominichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03248280484472154722noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363588070995262917.post-30219164531133100802007-01-07T19:29:00.000+00:002007-01-07T19:29:00.000+00:00But who benefits from out of town shopping centres...But who benefits from out of town shopping centres? The lazy? The motor and oil industries? I think that it's sometimes necessary to be 'authoritarian' since sadly most people are too selfish to do the right thing unless they save money by doing so.<br /><br />Windfarms may not be a solution, but they are certainly a part of the solution. I can't see a single rational reason not to build as many as we can.Dominichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03248280484472154722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363588070995262917.post-77071838534469762462007-01-05T14:10:00.000+00:002007-01-05T14:10:00.000+00:00To concentrate on windfarms will do more damage th...To concentrate on windfarms will do more damage than good.<br />They are not, in themselves, a solution.<br /><br />As for bad science- most greens seem to be beloved of their own bad science :(<br /><br />And 'good' and 'bad' are subjective. Out of town shopping centres are good for those who benefit from them, they're bad to those who are harmed by them, but that's the nature of things.<br /><br />Nuclear power: Good in that it reduces carbon emissions, bad in that it produces radioactive waste and its expensive.<br /><br />Polly also shows her authoritarian colours in that article. She knows best and that must be what happens.Tristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15395992764678278326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363588070995262917.post-48373696885181583642007-01-05T12:49:00.000+00:002007-01-05T12:49:00.000+00:00"...but let's face it, most people won't want one ..."...but let's face it, most people won't want one on their doorstep."<br /><br />Interestingly, a survey for the Scottish Executive in 2003 produced this remarkable finding: <br /><br />"People living closest to the windfarms tend to be most positive about them (44% of those living within 5km say the windfarm has had a positive impact, compared with 16% of those living 10-20km away). They are also most supportive of expansion of the sites (65% of those in the 5km zone support 50% expansion, compared with 53% of those in the 10-20km zone)."<br /><br />http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2003/08/18049/25579Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com