Saturday, November 19, 2011
Bravo, Phil!
Prince Phillip alias Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen's hubby, has come out powerfully against wind "power", directly counteracting his idiot son:
Highly important event. This is the first time anyone in a position of solid aristocratic authority (though not direct political power) has dared to commit heresy. Maybe this will open the door for others with more actual power to speak the truth.
[Phillip's] views are politically charged, as they put him at odds with the Government’s policy significantly to increase the amount of electricity generated by wind turbines.
The country has 3,421 turbines — 2,941 of them onshore — with another 4,500 expected to be built under plans for wind power to play a more important role in providing Britain’s energy.
[Phillip's] attack on the turbines, believed to be the first public insight into his views on the matter, came in a conversation with the managing director of a leading wind farm company.
“He said they were absolutely useless, completely reliant on subsidies and an absolute disgrace,” said Mr Wilmar. “I was surprised by his very frank views.”
It emerged last year that electricity customers are paying an average of £90 a year to subsidise wind farms and other forms of renewable energy as part of a government scheme to meet carbon-reduction targets.
Mr Wilmar said one of the main reasons the Duke thought onshore wind farms to be “a very bad idea” was their reliance on such subsidies.
Highly important event. This is the first time anyone in a position of solid aristocratic authority (though not direct political power) has dared to commit heresy. Maybe this will open the door for others with more actual power to speak the truth.
Labels: Carbon Cult
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