I learnt that in Ben leaches article becoming a big issue because lots of people say different things about it such as “This area of Cornwall is famous for the scenery and the views. It is a wild and beautiful area of countryside. The wind farm would violate what is a very tranquil, distinct and beautiful landscape, and reduce it to insignificance behind a barrage of rotating turbines.”
From what I have been reading from this person I know that they wouldn’t want the wind farm to come and destroy what they think is a beautiful countryside.
“The biggest threat to the UK’s and the world’s habitats and wildlife is catastrophic climate change. To do anything about that we have to change the way we use and produce energy and that does mean expanding the amount of renewable energy we use.
“The local impact is vitally important but it’s part of the wider impact. We would be shooting ourselves in the foot if we rejected wind out of hand because of purely local considerations.”
From all these quotes I have seen I don’t think any of these people want the wild farm to come into their
November 26, 2013 at 10:59 pm
This is a very good analysis of the key issues surrounding the wind farms from the locals’ points of view. If you extended this into explaining the balancing view from the environmentalists’ point of view, you would get close to full marks.
This one would have gained around 4-5 out of 8.
Great to see you doing this practice work.
Mr Waugh