Is the RSPB in favour of wind farms? It seems that what we believe to be Little Egrets, now using the River Huntspill in Somerset, not to mention the Skylarks, Starlings, Seagulls, and the usual varied other birds and raptors , oh and bats, in our part of somerset are of no importance.
So called 'Green' energy providers want to endanger them all, for the sake of the huge 'subsidies ' they get from the government. (our tax money). It seems that blighting the landscape, creating noise pollution, visual pollution and endangerment to the wild life is ok, as long as the Companies make money. It doesn't matter that these wind turbines are providing very little energy at high cost.
Isn't it about time the RSPB actually did what the name suggest? That is to PROTECT THE BIRDS!!!!! OR IS IT THAT GOVERNMENT GRANTS IN SOME FORM PROHIBIT YOU FROM DOING THIS ??
We are in danger ,as a nation, of letting the so called 'green' energy providers do what ever they want, no matter what the outcome to the environment.
Here on the Somerset Levels we have a unique area about to be despoiled by the money grabbing, Electricity Companies. To make it even more rediculous we, the tax payers, are paying them to do it through Government subsides. Not one of these Companies would erect a single turbine or wind farm if the 'subsidies' were to be removed.
This is not 'GREEN' it is GREED.
Come on RSPB start fighting for the environment that our birds, and other wild life, need.
We certainly don't want a land proliferated with wind turbine, bird killers, just for the sake of the Balance Sheets of a few so called 'GREEN' Companies
A Puzzled Welcome.
If you need help from the RSPB it may be worth approaching them directly as opposed to attacking them on the Community Forum
Have you actually made contact with anyone from the RSPB ?
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Hello Puzzled
I'm pretty much on the same page regarding wind turbines but this is a distinctly odd way of trying to make a point to the RSPB about it. You could, perhaps, email them or even write.
JBNTS
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Unknown said: Hello Puzzled I'm pretty much on the same page regarding wind turbines but this is a distinctly odd way of trying to make a point to the RSPB about it. You could, perhaps, email them or even write. JBNTS
Stan ( not the man)
Hi Puzzled
I have to admit I'm not a great fan of wind farms myself and I think many of the things you say are so very true. I also think you are attacking the wrong group here. Most birds will make the most of the situation and will settle into the setup. The main problems are councils and the goverment for allowing planning permission to go ahead. Both of these bodies voted to represent the people then decide to take no notice of what people say or feel. We have a big problem at Dungeness with Lydd airport at present which will do far more damage to the birds if jets are allowed right next to the nature reserve.
Keep fighting but please start attacking the right groups.
Robert
Hi Stan (not the man) / Puzzled
I'm very sure you haven't offended anyone on this forum (all of which support the RSPB); in fact from the posts replying to you they would suggest a general support of your feelings about Wind Farms.
I'm sure the RSPB will reply to your letter/email provided you have structured it with a request for assistance. In fact, I’m pretty sure they will already be aware the project you are objecting to and are already mindful of the proposals in place. I’m sure they will also shed some light of their position with this particular project to you directly.
The RSPB are doing their utmost to protect wildlife, not only birds but all forms of creatures, be they large or minute. This they do mainly by donation or direct sales of books, bird feed and so on. I’m not sure what support they get from the British Government, but if they do get anything, personally I don’t they’d be railroaded or steamrollered into any scheme which they feel would be contrary to their position.
Yes the RSPB support renewable energy (which I'm sure includes Wind Farms) but if a project harms the environment I'm pretty sure they would vehemently object to ensure a scheme doesn't go ahead.
Personally, I agree with Wind Farms and no I don’t have to look at them every day but contradicting myself if I did I’d probably become a NIMBY as well. However, we currently live in a world which thrives on burning the earth’s fuels to create a high standard of living which has been created and now is expected by us all in some way or another. So if we wish to sustain this high standard of living and equally protect the creatures and the environment which suffers because of our thirst for energy, then we all have to make compromises.
Although at the time I wasn’t old enough to work, I do recall the days when we had power cuts, 3 day working weeks as well as the times we were shooting BOP because they killed farm animals. We also spread so many chemicals over the land that we almost killed off many species of birds and insects. Luckily because of organisations such as the RSPB those days are gone and hopefully won’t return.
During the late 70’s and early 80’s I started employment as an Apprentice in the Air Conditioning trade. I attended College for five years and during that time one of the projects I covered was renewable energies. After much studying it became quickly apparent to me that it was essential that we had to change our ways and use the forces of nature to create the energy required to run our lives the way we expected. Back then we didn’t have standby buttons on any of the appliances in our homes, nor did we have gadgets which required constant recharging. My conclusion at that time was that we were running out of oil (despite the North Sea) but had 500 years of coal remaining underground; Arthur Scargill would have probably said the same. But at that time removing the coal out of the earth was deemed to be far too expensive, so alternatives would have to be found. My thoughts at that time were Solar, Wind, Wave and Hydo, all of which we have naturally in an abundance. However, the schemes that are currently in place hardly scratch the surface of what we have available. This is due to the rewards and profits to the current fuels companies and the amount of taxes being paid to the governments. Until they realise that the future profits and taxes will only be made by renewable energies, then correctly funded research into alternative power sources will always be put on the back burner.
I know current terms such as “carbon footprint” are the fashion but in a roundabout way we are all facing a severe problem due to the lack of fuels available to sustain the expected growth of the human species, so we have got to make sure schemes are put in place to protect our evolution as well as "Little Egrets using the River Huntspill in Somerset, and the Skylarks, Starlings, Seagulls, and the usual varied other birds, raptors and bats."
I hope you are successful with you campaign against the proposed wind farm but I hope equally that nature and the environment will win as well.