Muzz wrote:
That's an interesting one. Are you arguing that construction of renewable
energy sources should be banned wherever it may spoil peoples fun ? Do you
have an alternate proposal or is this a NIMBY type reaction.

An alternative proposal is that people could pay some attention to
energy efficiency which could very easily save far more energy than such
a scheme will generate. That will do the environment a lot more good
/and/ paddlers can keep having more fun.

Don't take my comments as an attack on your original post, I am just seeking
some clarification. I am quite sure the average Joe is all for renewable
energy and I would like to learn more about the impact of such development.
Don't mention nuclear :-)
Now onto those windmills...

Problem with "renewable energy" is it's image for Average Joe is that It
Must Be A Good Thing, and details like how much energy you'll actually
make tend to get rather overlooked. As in the first paragraph, #1 step
IMHO *should* be a national effort to waste less electricity, rather
than generate more in "renewable" ways so we can keep up with being
profligate wastrels.

Pete.
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