The 'main' issue is not setback for me, it's the lies being told to the taxpayer who is subsidising the turbines, the expansion of the grid, the cabling and the pylons that spit EMF every inch of the way. They don't work in doing the reducing of CO2 that we have been told this whole project is about. They are not 'green' or 'clean' because they destroy communities in other countries as well as desecrating Ireland's beauty http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/58783 Please check this link and read about just how dirty and toxic the turbines actually are - a small quote will give you a taster "Manufacturing wind turbines is a resource-intensive process. A typical wind turbine contains more than 8,000 different components, many of which are made from steel, cast iron, and concrete. One such component are magnets made from neodymium and dysprosium, rare earth minerals mined almost exclusively in China, which controls 95 percent of the world’s supply of rare earth minerals". I am not sure if you understand the full extent of the pollution created by the manufacture of these turbines, and that is before they are transported into, and across, Ireland and put into place with tons and tons of concrete. They kill birds and bats and they displace eco systems in their wake. For the health impact to us please read Donna Channing's post for information as it seems silly to keep repeating ourselves. Donna Channing has also provided you with a link to a very informative website, one of many now available, Wind Aware Ireland, please use it. If WE, the Irish people with no financial subsidies (unlike the Wind Industry) and with resources that are held together with sellotape and fundraising, have managed to get all this information together for you I fail to see how you can suggest that our concerns are limited to 'setback' 'flicker' and 'noise'. My concern goes way beyond that because that is just the tip of a very dirty iceberg, being paid for in the amount of Billions, by the Irish taxpayer, under the guise of 'green' and 'clean' energy. I would like to see a full Cost Benefit Analysis of each project submitted for planning in Ireland. I would like to see the guidelines extended to include that so we, the Irish people, can see whether or not we are being told the truth about how 'green' and 'clean' this energy really is, and who is dying along the way.
Christina Murphy
Posted on 30 Mar 2014 11:12 pm
The 'main' issue is not setback for me, it's the lies being told to the taxpayer who is subsidising the turbines, the expansion of the grid, the cabling and the pylons that spit EMF every inch of the way. They don't work in doing the reducing of CO2 that we have been told this whole project is about. They are not 'green' or 'clean' because they destroy communities in other countries as well as desecrating Ireland's beauty http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/58783 Please check this link and read about just how dirty and toxic the turbines actually are - a small quote will give you a taster "Manufacturing wind turbines is a resource-intensive process. A typical wind turbine contains more than 8,000 different components, many of which are made from steel, cast iron, and concrete. One such component are magnets made from neodymium and dysprosium, rare earth minerals mined almost exclusively in China, which controls 95 percent of the world’s supply of rare earth minerals". I am not sure if you understand the full extent of the pollution created by the manufacture of these turbines, and that is before they are transported into, and across, Ireland and put into place with tons and tons of concrete. They kill birds and bats and they displace eco systems in their wake. For the health impact to us please read Donna Channing's post for information as it seems silly to keep repeating ourselves. Donna Channing has also provided you with a link to a very informative website, one of many now available, Wind Aware Ireland, please use it. If WE, the Irish people with no financial subsidies (unlike the Wind Industry) and with resources that are held together with sellotape and fundraising, have managed to get all this information together for you I fail to see how you can suggest that our concerns are limited to 'setback' 'flicker' and 'noise'. My concern goes way beyond that because that is just the tip of a very dirty iceberg, being paid for in the amount of Billions, by the Irish taxpayer, under the guise of 'green' and 'clean' energy. I would like to see a full Cost Benefit Analysis of each project submitted for planning in Ireland. I would like to see the guidelines extended to include that so we, the Irish people, can see whether or not we are being told the truth about how 'green' and 'clean' this energy really is, and who is dying along the way.