Wind Power

The government has shown signs of increased sensitivity over the siting of onshore wind farms, and planning permission has become harder to get. Is it reasonable to accept that, wherever and in whatever form it occurs, ‘green’ energy should trump all other interests? There is mounting pressure to drive the whole enterprise into the sea. “Offshore, not on” is the favoured slogan for defenders of the landscape, but if nationally important landscapes should be protected from industrial blight, then why not nationally important seascapes too? Continue reading Energy highs and lows →