Entries from The Greenhouse tagged with 'wind farms'
Wind farms in New York, not Yorkshire
I guess it's the height of the skyscrapers that means this idea doesn't fall foul of the 'urban wind turbines are inefficient' brigade? Meantime, while we can't make our mind up about them in this country, we seem capable of...
Do move if you live next to a wind farm... and then put one on your roof?
Or before one's built near you, anyway. Yes, you've guessed it - I'm back from the land of the Chelker wind farm, but still with mixed feelings about wind power. I drove past the site to check out the potential...
Government to do something - consult...
It appears I'm not the only one to greet the Government's much-vaunted renewable energy strategy with a sense of frustration....
How to build a wind turbine (don't try this at home)
I used to work in a factory that sand blasted the metal used for the bodies of wind turbines before they were painted, assembled and, ultimately, installed. I always wondered how they did the assembly and installation bit, and that...
Wind farms are beautiful
OK, so beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But here's a final thought on the visual impact of windfarms....
Nuclear's the answer...
What more could you want from you source of energy ?It doesn't contribute to global warming, it answers concerns about the security of our energy supply (sort of) and, most importantly, it's not ugly....
'Wave' goodbye to energy shortages?
We've had some discussion here at the Greenhouse recently about the merits - or otherwise - of wind farms. Maybe the answer is tidal power?...
Turn again, Lord Turner
It's a good job Lord Turner, Government climate change Tsar, isn't emulating Dick Whittington and standing for mayor of London....
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