Couperman Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 There is 30 turbine Windfarm proposed to be built about a mile off our shore. There are people up in arms about the huge impact they are going to have on their lives. People claim they will slice and dice the migrating bird population, keep everyone awake, make everyone ill with low frequency death waves, be a major hazard to the water sport community, have a major impact on sealife etc etc. Where were all these loonies when the Nuclear Power staiotn was built not 2 miles further down the coast! We have a lot of industry in this area which the area depends on and none of it is as attractive to look at as a wind farm not to mention that all of it is more detrimental to nature and local residents. Why do people object to anything and everything? Ohh it will spoil the view!!! Will it bollards, it will improve the view we currently have of a dirty great blast furncae belching smoke into the air. I am not a tree hugging eco-warrior as such but why can't people see that it is a good idea to build the wind farm? I personally think they look great! and would love to have a look around one. Does anyone have one near them, are any of these ridiculous sounding objections justified? Kev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 I agree with you Kev - I think they look great & although we don't have one near us i would be more than happy to see a wind farm in the distance. They are just so lovely to look at - sort of soothing & theraputic There is one massive wind turbine in Reading near the Madjeski Stadium, & I always look out for it when I am driving around...........you can see it from miles away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 I love wind farms - but must admit to never having had to live near one. We have been close to the Anglesey one many times though. Do they make much noise? - that would be my only worry if i lived near. Offshore shouldn't really present that same problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milly Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 We always slow down to look at them - I find them beautiful. But they do seem to attract big campaigns against them. Milly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 I'm with you. We have one being built fairly near us. Near enough we should be able to see it anyway and we welcome the idea. I just wish the people who agreed to them could be subsidised that might show those other selfish people a thing or two. Anyone been to ecotricity in Swaaaaaarfam (Swaffham) you can go up one of the turbines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tara.F Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 I think there is something really majestic and beautiful about wind turbines I desperately want one (but apparently they don't work in small city gardens like mine ) But I think you're right...people do appear to campaign against the weirdest things Last night on tv there was a campaign against a tram I suspect that folk get paranoid about their house prices falling but since that won't broker much support outside their small community, perhaps they jump on the nearest, successful bandwagon. I still wanna windmill though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperman Posted August 4, 2007 Author Share Posted August 4, 2007 I think people just like to rebel and object to anything! i could see their point if it was an area of outstanding natural beauty but the proposed site has a very industrial backrop anyhow. If you are going to spoil a view you should spoil an already spoilt one! if you know what I mean. I once toyed with the idea of a wind turbine but they are so expensive and like you say not much use in an urban garden. i even downloaded some plans to build a DIY one for fun! I never got around to it. Kev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkleeeeee Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 this is one thing that makes me REALLY ANGRY I used to live near some in cornwall and there were some built were i used to live on the norfolk coast. I LOVE THEM I think that when people start objecting there should be a new plan to build a nuclear power station on the site, that would shut them up!!! i love the one at swaffham as well people moan about flooding and other extreme weather conditions but cant be bothered to do their bit, and moan when others take the step to help!!! they moan about the noise, what noise, you cant hear anything over the motorbikes and sports cars anyway. they moan about birds getting killed, but hapily go on a plane, run wildlife over in their cars and leave their litter around for them to choke on and get caught up in. in norfolk they vandalised a testing turbine and made it collapse, what kind of IDIOT would do that? i cant believe how selfish and small minded people can be. if i ever get enough land i will certainly build a windfarm on there, and if it was economical i would hapily put sails back on the windmill in my back garden. that will certainly make more noise and kill more birds than a whole modern windfarm. sorry rant over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 I too love them and the ones at Dagenham don't seem to make a lot of noise. BUT my nextdoor neighbor has one he put up himself in his field (it is a LOT bigger than the pathetic waste of money ones they sell in B&Q). It is noisy - the first night he had it up his own sons were asking him to take it down because they couldn't sleep. There is a whistling noise which has lessened since he did something to it but is still there. He gets good power off it though and I would like one at the bottom of my garden (or maybe in his field too - gets a lot of wind). I got used to the noise very quickly and I miss seeing it - its masked by the trees in my garden in summer. Cooperman - go for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 People moan about how we should care for the enviroment etc Then they moan because the Govement/Power companies are doing somthing about the enviroment They Cant Win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Also I'd rather have a wind farm built on the fields behind my house than 1200 houses. Sorry to be a total NIMBY but we bought this house because it was in the green belt and now the council are proposing moving the green belt to allow developeme nt I wind farm would be just lovely there. Oh well if the plans go ahead lets just hope a developer offers me a pile of money for my 1/2 acre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Harnessing the power of nature has got to be better than Nuclear and fossil fuels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starboyhull Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 I think they are great too.....People just have to moan about everything, these will also be the same people that say the govenerment are not doing enough for the environment......Cant win with these types of people either way...... I think you right egluntine, harnessing the power of nature has to be the way to go, I think we just need to invest more in it to refine the process and make it more efficient..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 I'm with you. We have one being built fairly near us. Near enough we should be able to see it anyway and we welcome the idea. I just wish the people who agreed to them could be subsidised that might show those other selfish people a thing or two. Anyone been to ecotricity in Swaaaaaarfam (Swaffham) you can go up one of the turbines. We've been to the one at Swaffham and Phil and Rosie went up it. I love wind farms.. with you on this Kev.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 However they look and whatever damage they may do wind farms have got to be a huge improvement on this: http://www.unep.org/wed/2007/english/Photo_Gallery/WED_2007/i_PhotoGallery.asp?Frame=Zoom&PicIndex=56 10 miles from me and visible for miles around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Oh and I can't see terrorists targetting a field of turbines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Gal Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 I quite like the look of rows of wind turbines can look fab, and I don't see why they shouldn't have then in the sea either. That said I wouldn't want my neighbour to put one up as the domestic ones you can buy are noisy. An irritating noise at that. Also I understand though I'm not an authority that the amount of power they produced isn't very much. I do know however they have to be careful where they place the proper wind turbines as they interfere with the radar used by the aviation industry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Wind turbines look fab, imho. We always point them out to the children if we pass them in the car. They're the windmills of the future I guess. I think they look quite serene and etheral actually. I can't imagine why anyone wouldn't want them nearby. The acronism NIMBYism springs to mind. We had a lot of that when I worked in architecture and people jumped on the bandwagon when they didn't know the full facts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel19 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 If anyone is interested in renewable energy sources and a realistic view of what we need to do to combat climate change then i'd recommend 'Heat' (no not the celeb mag) by George Monbiot.......it's a good read and was receommended to me by my lecturer at uni as being one of the most accurate and truthful books out there about climate change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 That said I wouldn't want my neighbour to put one up as the domestic ones you can buy are noisy. An irritating noise at that. Also I understand though I'm not an authority that the amount of power they produced isn't very much. I read (in a newspaper) that there were some turbines erected fairly near a prison, and in the end they had to stop them turning at night as the noise was sending all the inmates mad I have also seen something that states they could never produce more than 10% of our power as there is generally not enough strong and steady wind for them to reach optimum performance (wish I could remember my sources ). I am in a minority here as I don't think they look that nice, and am a NIMBY by proxy (I live in Birmingham and am used to grime, industrial areas and bad architecture ) as I think in areas of outstanding beauty they are a blot on the landscape. However, I am sure in some instances they could enhance the landscape. I just don't think they should be erected everywhere on their 'green' credentials, and certainly not close to any dwelling. Just a final thought, wouldn't they be more effective if they turned horizontally and had 'buckets' instead of blades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
