Wind Farms. Ugly, pointless, wasteful, good for no one except rich, rent-seeking landowners such as Sir Reginald Sheffield Bt, they were utterly inexcusable even before the Great Global Economic Meltdown. They are even less excusable now.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100099787/10-stupid-ideas-that-led-to-the-global-economic-meltdown/
I like number#4... #4 isn't so stupid as it is correct!
I agree with warph. The rich are looking to get richer,anyone who thinks they will get i piece of the pie. well there just "pissing in the wind" ???
The reality of wind turbines is not as efficient as lobbyists would like the public to believe. story at:
http://windconcernsontario.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/the-reality-of-wind-turbines-is-not-as-efficient-as-lobbyists-would-like-the-public-to-believe/
Other draw back's to our's being built with government money, taxpayer dollars, subsidizing the construction
being owned by Italian company which is partly owned by Italy --- where do you think the
the majority of profits will go?