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Council says no to Rockefeller wind turbines in Hobart
Tasmania prides itself on being clean and green, but controversy is never too far away.
A plan to create clean power by building wind turbines on a Hobart office block has been knocked back by the local council.
In a fiery meeting last night, Hobart City aldermen said the installation of wind turbines would block the view of Mount Wellington and could even pose a risk to sky divers.
July 28, 2009
in ABC
Tasmania prides itself on being clean and green, but controversy is never too far away.
A plan to create clean power by building wind turbines on a Hobart office block has been knocked back by the local council.
In a fiery meeting last night, Hobart City aldermen said the installation of wind turbines would block the view of Mount Wellington and could even pose a risk to sky divers.
Felicity Ogilvie reports from the rooftop of Robert Rockefeller's Hobart office building, which has become Tasmania's hot topic.
FELICITY OGILVIE: It's a far cry from the Rockefeller skyscrapers in New York, but at 47 metres... [continue via Web link]
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