Newsroom Live – 7 January, 2013
Monday 7th January 2013, 9:20AM GMT.
Renewable energy is back in the news, with the possibility of wind turbines off Guernsey’s northern coast featuring in today’s lead story.
So we’ll be getting additional reaction to this story today, talking to those with an interest in environmental issues to see what they think of the idea.
We’ll also be trying to find out more about the story of a man who was hospitalised after he was shot in the neck by a pellet gun on Friday night.
The Guernsey Youth Service is due to undergo some changes in the near future, and we’ll be reporting on what these will mean in tomorrow’s Press.
We’ll also be pursuing the story of how Guernsey’s next census looks set to be an electronic one, and getting more details on exactly how this would work.
Work is due to start on Guernsey’s new skatepark today, and if it happens we’ll have a report and photo in tomorrow, and we’re also looking to catch up with Unite union representative Bob Lanning to talk about issues involving local nurses and bus drivers which have made the news recently.
In tomorrow’s sports pages there’s an interview with Guernsey cricket captain Stuart Le Prevost, who’s announced his retirement from the role after six years.
There’s more comment on Guernsey FC’s one-all draw with Molesey on Saturday, and a report on Guernsey snooker player Martyn Desperque’s current run of form.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2257826/Why-IS-Britain-pay-110billion-enter-new-Dark-Age-A-damning-indictment-new-Green-friendly-Energy-Bill.html
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For a far more balanced appraisal than Ray’s biased old Mail readers’ baloney go to
http://energyinformative.org/wind-energy-pros-and-cons/
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The idea that renewable energy sites such as this proposed one are act as visual pollution afford climate change cynics, businessmen with vested interests and parochial taxpayers the excuse to wage their campaign against climate change crusaders, yet I don’t consider this development to me much of an eye-sore- it’s rather aesthetically pleasing, in fact.
However, the one thing that hinders me from embracing this venture with open arms is its potential impacts upon marine biodiversity.
This wind farm, if developed, would do much to epitomize how people in places as provincial as Guernsey are at least attempting to align both their lifestyle and worldview with an ever-changing environment.
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ED … Could make the whole wind farm area a Marine reserve, with no fishing
What so ever, I agree with you I also find wind farms aesthetically pleasing.
But I can’t see that we can afford it in the near future, we have more pressing things to spend money on.
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markB, or indeed anyone else
Can you please name some of of these ‘pressing things’ that money must be invested in as I am not sure if you are aware, but climate change is beginning to become a ‘pressing’ issue and it will become more so if positive feedback mechanisms are triggered in the near future …
If you are referring to issues such as poverty then could you explain whether it is relative or absolute. If its absolute I will align my views so that they become compatible with yours, but if the degree of impoverishment is relative, I will be reluctant to do so.
Anyway, do you believe that it will be viable, or indeed acceptable, to prohibit fishing in those waters ? Would individuals, especially those affiliated to the maritime businesses that operate in St Peter Port, be willing to change their shipping routes somewhat ?
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ED…. the point is we can’t afford it. Climate change maybe a fact but wind turbine cost efficiency is not.
Regarding a Marine reserve …It would be an ideal breading ground to stock our waters.
I very much doubt the Condor would go between the turbines, so they would have to be built away from the shipping lanes.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2116877/Is-future-Britains-wind-rush.html
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Relying on the Daily Mail for the truth about wind turbines is like relying on La Villiaze Evangelical Church for the truth about Sunday opening.
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Very expensive, Very noisy,aesthetically poor and not cost effective. And if recent findings are to be believed, turbines start to wear out after twelve years half the time the manufacturers claim. Guernsey electricity ignore the tree hugging Muppets and look into sea turbines instead.
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But they’re sooo SHINNNEEEEEE!
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Global warming and climate change, phrases guaranteed to encourage the misinformed to get on their soap boxes and promote the building of wind turbine farms which are now proving not to be the green saviour of our planet as first predicted. Global warming is a myth brought about by governments to collect more taxes from the gullible who are only to willing to be led. We have had multiple ice ages during earths history, climate is ever changing and man cannot change that fact
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If you really believe wind generation is the answer to our needs have a look at the problems Germany now face. They apparently have so many wind generators that when the wind drops they struggle to replace that power with an alternative. Wind is not constant and they are seeing the problems at great cost to their industry that is suffering regular power cuts. Tidal power, when proven, is more likely to provide a regular source of power for us but the days of cheap electricity are gone forever.
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Wind not constant in Germany? With all the sauerkraut they eat? Surely you must be joking…….paaaaaaaarrrrrrppppp!!!
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