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Growing Public Opposition Thwarts Green Energy Drive

The Wind Farm Backlash

By Guest Column ——--July 11, 2011

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Plans to cover Britain with wind farms are being thwarted by a growing tide of public opposition. Nearly half of all onshore wind farms in England and Wales are being refused planning permission, figures reveal. The percentage of such developments being refused planning permission has risen sharply over the last five years. --David Derbyshire, Daily Mail, 11 July 2011
The public backlash against wind farms is the inevitable and inexorable consequence of a costly, unpopular and completely pointless policy that is butchering Britain's green and pleasant landscape without having any effect on the climate. These green projects are only viable because of multi-million subsidies supporting a few hundred wealthy landowners and a handful of energy companies. By opposing wind farms, a growing number of neighbourhoods and communities are protecting both their local environments and their purses from blind exploitation -–Benny Peiser, Daily Mail, 11 July 2011 Energy bills are likely to double within five years as the Government drives a move to green power and building nuclear power stations, it is claimed. Research by UniCredit, a Europe-wide banking organisation, says building wind farms and power stations and installing smart meters will send bills rocketing. It said: ‘According to our analysis, a typical UK energy bill could rise from the current level of £1,000 per year to over £2,000 per year by 2015. As investment occurs, bills could double every five years until 2020, in our view. --Sean Poulter, Daily Mail, 11 July 2011 The government’s green agenda risks driving companies away from the UK and towards countries with cheaper energy costs. It also poses a serious electoral threat to the coalition. --Julian Harris, City A.M. 11 July 2011 Britain’s biggest energy companies will be handed a £7 billion windfall by the Government in plans to boost “green” power generation, analysts have said. Power companies who are already putting up household bills are set to benefit from measures to encourage the building of new nuclear power stations and windfarms, according to Credit Suisse. --James Kirkup, The Daily Telegraph, 11 July 2011 ANGRY Australians have vowed to vote Julia Gillard from office at the next election after yesterday's controversial carbon tax announcement. Just 8.5 per cent of Australians say they would support a Labor government. --Shannon Deer, Herald Sun, 10 July 2011

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