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I couldn't find a thread on Wind Turbines, so I'll start one. Do you love 'em or hate 'em ! ?
Is it a case of 'not in my backyard' !
I like them , they're graceful. Does anyone have one ' in their back yard' ?
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There are more and more wind turbines appearing in SW Ireland, and no I don't like them, but I am getting used to them.
Like most of us I use electricity and I would far rather put up with the aesthetic and sometimes physical damage caused by them than contemplate the horror scenario of nuclear power....and the 'oh well we don't know what to do with the waste but we'll build a whole new generation of them anyway' outlook of politicians etc.
At the moment (touch wood and keep praying it stays that way) Ireland has no nuclear power stations, though the East coast has suffered from the proximity to Windscale or whatever its now called.
I don't think there is a 'perfect' solution to the issue, but some alternatives are worse than others...... I would much rather not have them right in my back yard, but if they were that close I think I'd have to reckon fair cop - I want the benefits of electricity just like everyone else does - without the horrendous hazards associated with nuclear which seems to be the only alternative getting suggested by policy makers.