Why
are North Hambleton and over 200 other communities
forming campaign groups to fight windfarms being
developed in their areas?
Why is this being
done at break neck speed before adequate research
has been done into the suitability of areas,
effect on residents or the economic efficiency
of wind power?
EU
Policy
The EU has set targets for the percentage of
renewable energy Europe should be using by 2020.
UK
Policy
In response to the EU directive,
in 2004, the UK government has set our National targets
and each county or district within the UK have been
set it's own target
Policy
Planning Statements
Policy Planning Statements are issued
by the Deputy Prime Ministers Office. The statements
all start with the declaration
"Planning shapes the places where people live
and work and the country we live in."
Let us hope that the shaping does not destroy our villages
and the countryside around us.
PPS 22 sets out the target of achieving
10% of our energy from renewables by 2010 and 20% by
2020.
This encourages local Planning Departments to pass plans
for windfarms
The government's policy has manifested
itself within the Counties/Districts as target megawatt
levels for renewable energy by a certain date
The
Windfarm Sites
The result of these targets is that companies
have evolved that specialise in finding sites for windfarms.
This is simply based on finding a land owner with enough
land who is willing to sign up for financial gain.
The
BWEA
The British Wind Energy Association,
is an association of companies in the wind power industry
The BWEA represents the commercial interests
of wind power
It is not in the interests of BWEA members
to investigate or publicize the negative aspects of
windpower
The BWEA is often quoted in the press
and representatives are interviewed on radio and television
