It may seem blindingly obvious, but people are more likely to accept windfarms in their backyards when they actually own them. (See my blog on a community-owned wind farm at Watchfield in Oxfordshire – http://bit.ly/kB5qKo) A recent study in Germany showed that acceptance of wind power is very high, and even higher when local people… Continue reading
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Strange companions catch change of wind
Edom Hills is a gale of a distance from Watchfield, but these two places are positive, and unlikely, case studies of how things might be in the wide open spaces of energy hungry nations. Edom sits at the head of the San Gorgonio Pass, close to Palm Springs in California. The blades of eight Clipper… Continue reading →