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The Great Wind Rush
In a world obsessed with climate change, Humphrey Price-Jones believes wind turbines have become the crucifix of a new religion, a towering, unmistakable symbol of good intent. They feature in almost every glossy brochure and television commercial promoting clean energy ...But as wind turbines continue to grow in size and spread like triffids across the nation, turbulence is building.
November 27, 2010
by Graham Lloyd
in The Australian
As wind turbines sprout across the country, turbulence is building over their cost, health effects and aesthetics
In a world obsessed with climate change, Humphrey Price-Jones believes wind turbines have become the crucifix of a new religion, a towering, unmistakable symbol of good intent. They feature in almost every glossy brochure and television commercial promoting clean energy, turning silently somewhere in an empty paddock, doing the right thing for the environment.
But as wind turbines continue to grow in size and spread like triffids on the windy ridges and plains across the nation, turbulence is building.
Clean energy campaigners insist wind power is... [continue via Web link]
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