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New windfarms a question of balance
Wind farms are set to play a big part in national and regional targets for renewable energy production and last year Cumbria's councils produced the 62 page Cumbria Wind Energy Supplementary Planning Document. ...Meanwhile we urge planners seeking the best places to site wind farms in Cumbria to do plenty of background research. ...Such data should be evaluated as Cumbria performs the tricky balancing act of meeting renewable energy targets, safeguarding lives and health, and preserving our uniquely beautiful countryside.
January 4, 2008
in The Cumberland News
The collapse of the Hesket Newmarket wind turbine is a serious incident which could have been tragic.
It follows the collapse of a 200ft turbine at the Beinn an Tuirc wind farm in Argyll and Bute, which was said to have bent in half during heavy winds last November, and the collapse of a 242ft wind tower under construction in Oregon last August, which led to the death of a worker.
Wind farms are set to play a big part in national and regional targets for renewable energy production and last year Cumbria's councils produced the 62 page Cumbria Wind Energy Supplementary Planning... [continue via Web link]
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