I'm entertained by the uproar against wind turbines
by the same people who will fight tooth and nail to keep an old windmill
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 18 Oct 2012, 13:20, 3 replies, latest was 13 years ago)

I like wind turbines to be honest.
I think they're attractive, much nicer than say Pylons.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 18 Oct 2012, 13:23, Reply)

So do I
There are a few on the A19 near Hartlepool that are FUCKING MASSIVE
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 18 Oct 2012, 13:24, Reply)

I don't understand people getting stroppy about them
but they're at best ineffective as a solution. If you covered every square inch of land in the UK with a turbine you wouldn't come close to covering the UK energy demand.

They have a place in that having some is better than nothing, but the only reason both the UK and Scottish governments are so obsessed is that they never bothered to properly investigate alternatives and they are now fucked as it's too late to meet their own green targets any other way. In the case of Scotland, the target can't be met at all, as there isn't enough turbine manufacturing capacity in the world to cover the stupid targets that Salmond set.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 18 Oct 2012, 13:31, Reply)

It would be worth it to annoy the NIMBYs like Nakers though.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 18 Oct 2012, 13:34, Reply)

Won't work
You can't drill more than 15 feet underground in London without it costing £150m and impeding the movement of every single wheeled object within twenty miles.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Thu 18 Oct 2012, 13:32, Reply)

Last I looked wind turbines weren't underground

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 18 Oct 2012, 13:40, Reply)

No wonder they are failing to generate sufficient energy for our needs.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 18 Oct 2012, 13:41, Reply)