CRINKLY BOTTOM
Posted: Wednesday, 02 February 2005 |
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How bashful you are these days Blog Blog. I am struggling to think of any reason why you seem unable to come out loud and clearly in support of this project. It is not a virgin piece of landscape untouched by the hand of man – I remember you raised this issue to justify building a huge windfarm on Ardnamurchan despite the wishes of so many of the residents. Salisbury Crags may have some statutory protection but so has Lewis. I presume windfarms are no more visually intrusive in Edinburgh, (due to some mysterious superior aesthetic sensitivity) than in other parts of Scotland where plans have been passed. If we find that the proposal is turned down in Edinburgh then might we assume that we be allowed to live by the same rules?
As for Mr Noel Edmonds – with so many people with so much more knowledge on the subject why do you highlight Mr Edmonds contribution rather than someone such as Prof Ian Fells? Given the choice of whose opinion we should be presented with, I suggest we try Prof Ian Fells rather than Noel Edmonds, Mr Blobby or even ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖr J. Simpson – (the safety inspector at Springfield Nuclear power plant).
Gigha, using 3 discounted second hand turbines, granted, funded and actively supported by various interested bodies, on an island with an overdraft having recently been a community buy out, built after all the inhabitants of that Island voted. Are we to believe that this is what is being offered to the rest of Scotland Blog Blog?
pondhead from Mull
It seems that everyone is quoting Gigha as the epitome of the success of community wind farms. Pondhead is quite correct - Gigha is one small island; it has staged a community buy-out and everyone got the chance to vote. This is not the case on Mull and elsewhere in Scotland.
Sunset from Mull
I don't think you're being asked to believe anything Pondhead, just the facts as stated regarding the Gigha Community Windfarm. Of course it is not what is being offered to the rest of Scotland.
Blog Blog from Glasgow
One 10 Mw wind generator makes electric for 242 days per annum and produces no more than 50% of the rating plate = 5Mw. So .... who's volunteering for no electric every 3rd day and night. Who's volunteering to have half of their washing done, half of their freezer space and half of their food cooked. Oh and by the way, when its good enough for Glasgow and Edinburgh to have all their parks, spare bits of land and open space filled with these things, then its OK with me too. AND, if you were to fill every hill top in scotland with the things, there still wouldnt be enough electric for 365 days a year. As you can see I'm sold on the whole concept. Now what about tidal power - 4 times a day regular as clockwork and always there 365 24/7. Wheres the Forth and Clyde barriers?? eh?? eh??
CofterBill from Vatersay
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