'Please do not surround us with turbines' Six proposals for village of 32 people.Byline: Sam Wood For other persons of the same name, see Samuel Wood. Samuel Grosvenor (Sam) Wood (July 10, 1883 – September 22, 1949) was a prolific Hollywood director, he also did some production, writing, and to a lesser extent, acting work. ATINY Northumberland village is in danger of being swamped "Swamped" is the seventeenth episode of The Batman's second season. It originally aired in North America on June 11, 2005. Plot Synopsis Killer Croc, a half-man, half reptile plans to submerge all of Gotham in water in order to facilitate his plundering of the city. by wind turbines, residents last night said. Wingates, in the north of the county, is home to just 32 people but there are currently six proposals for wind farms in the vicinity at various stages of the planning process. If all the schemes are approved, it would mean 33 turbines surrounding the village. But now a group of horrified hor·ri·fy tr.v. hor·ri·fied, hor·ri·fy·ing, hor·ri·fies 1. To cause to feel horror. See Synonyms at dismay. 2. To cause unpleasant surprise to; shock. residents have got together to fight the plans, amid fears about the economic and environmental impact. John Thompson John Thompson is the name of: Academics
Business figurestr.v. en·cir·cled, en·cir·cling, en·cir·cles 1. To form a circle around; surround. See Synonyms at surround. 2. To move or go around completely; make a circuit of. the village, we would be surrounded. And these would be big turbines, about four and half time the size of the Angel of the North. "If all the schemes are approved we could have one turbine each. "Aside from the significant visual impact there would be other adverse effects on habitat and wildlife. "Also there are a number of small businesses operating in the village and outside which have diversified into areas such as tourism and an equestrian equestrian a rider of horses. centre. They rely largely on the unspoilt aspects of this area and, despite the developers quoting studies to the contrary they would suffer from the creation of a wind farm in such close proximity. "We considered one wind farm so close to the village to be inappropriate but when we became aware of the other proposals we were horrified." Rothbury councillor Steven Bridgett is backing the residents in their fight. He said: "I still remain unconvinced that wind turbines are actually as efficient as what is being made out. If you take away the tax payer tax payer n → contribuyente m/f tax payer n → contribuable m/f tax payer n → contribuente subsidy from these farms, quite simply none would be built. They are just not efficient enough to operate without government support." Stephen Hannay, Project Director for Novera Energy plc, the company behind two of the potential farms said it was no coincidence so many companies wanted to put turbines up near Wingates. "Following an extensive search, Novera identified Wingates as one of the best sites in Northumberland for wind farm development," he said. "I can appreciate the concern felt by local villagers; however, it is unlikely that every site will be consented. "It will be up to local councillors to vote for the right site for the area." A spokesperson for Northumberland County Northumberland County is the name of several counties in Northern America:
For more stories on this issue, go to www.journallive.co.uk /windfarms CAPTION(S): CONCERNED RESIDENTS From left, John Thompson, Catherine Thompson, Catherine Pape and Tom Pape. BONE OF CONTENTION A wind farm. |
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