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Greens support RSPB call for more
Wind Farms
27th March 2009
The Green Party has
supported the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds in its
call for wind farms to help protect Britain' birds . The charity
says that the danger to some birds posed by turbine blades is
far outweighed by the devastating effects of climate change, which
"threatens many species with extinction,"
The RSPB has called for an end to the "needless
delays" that beset wind farm projects, after a study said
more turbines could be built without harming wildlife.
Councillor Jillian Creasy said, "It's
a pity Sheffield City Council don't share their view. The present
administration did not support the feasibility study at Westwood
Country Park and the Planning Board has objected to the proposal
for a windfarm at Sheephouse Heights proposal".
The RSPB has also called on the government
to set firm regional and local targets for developing wind energy,
and give more guidance to councils on how to deal with planning
applications. Much more effort must also be made to win the support
of local communities, the charity said, for example, by offering
cheaper energy to people in the immediate vicinity of a wind farm.
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