tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post2797320466250896713..comments2024-03-11T19:40:23.089+00:00Comments on Views from the bike shed: Wind farmsThe bike shedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-10820358556965672832009-07-23T10:55:57.646+01:002009-07-23T10:55:57.646+01:00I have to be honest, I don't know an awful lot...I have to be honest, I don't know an awful lot about this topic but, from what I've read, it seems that because of windfarms no-one is looking into other alternative resources. I know there is clean coal and nuclear power but what happened to harnessing the power created by waves? I remember that being discussed a few years ago but don't know what, if anything, was done about it. <br /><br />*goes off to google*<br /><br />C xCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327016337976942530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-75139680640286380932009-07-17T21:40:52.639+01:002009-07-17T21:40:52.639+01:00What is the carbon cost of building them? I keep t...What is the carbon cost of building them? I keep thinking that when I see such huge turbines being erected. So much concrete needed. Off-shore ones are also enormously expensive to install. And for how long will they produce electricity? Long enough to pay for their own environmental impact? And what about the awful hum they produce too? I could go on. I think it's safe to assume I agree with you and James Lovelock on this one. I've campaigned against two windfarms in Pembrokeshire so far (Jordanston and Puncheston) and will continue to do so.Maggie Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047691937064748860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-24096035771738856462009-07-17T21:29:52.200+01:002009-07-17T21:29:52.200+01:00Guess we disagree on this one Dan, but interesting...Guess we disagree on this one Dan, but interesting to note that James Lovelock - high priest of all things Gaia - is anti windfarms and pro nuclear. And though it's strong rhetoric, I'd say it's a false dilemma to present wind farms versus nuclear as binary choice. <br /><br />Bu at least you've been there to see (maybe the windfarms near you are better managed than in Wales) unlike those who claim to know what's best for our landscape from the comfort of their urban eco-houses.The bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-25782835904923465452009-07-17T21:01:22.505+01:002009-07-17T21:01:22.505+01:00You're right.
Lets get some nice unobtrusive ...You're right.<br /><br />Lets get some nice unobtrusive nuclear power stations there instead, much better.<br /><br />I live near a windfarm. I've been to the base of it. I'm not a city slicker but I still think it looks both beautiful and hopeful. So neh :)Danhttp://www.allthatcomeswithit.comnoreply@blogger.com