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Archive
Bottlehill Meeting 4.
December 2006
At a meeting in
Bottlehill, where SWS did a presentation regarding the
“benefits” of industrial wind turbines in the area, KLADEA
members were able to inform unaware community members how these
machines would affect their health, their quality of life and
the value of their properties.
Recent developments nation wide
Once a developer
succeeds in obtaining permission for just 1 Turbine, it is
proven to be ‘carte blanche’ for the construction of as many
more turbines as will fit in the area.
Lecture by Eirgrid in CTI 30. January
2007
At the Lecture at the
Cork Technical Institute regarding the economics of Wind
generation a representative of SWS informed the audience that,
even though off shore wind turbines are more effective,
developers prefer on land turbines because it is cheaper.
Submission to EPA February 2007
The Environmental
Protection Agency has invited submission from the Public
regarding environmental priorities. KLADEA has made a submission
outlining why land based industrial turbines must be a top
priority for the EPA.
Launch of Cork/Kerry Tourism Marketing
Strategy 01.March 2007
During a presentation at
a convention of Failte Ireland at the Rochestown Park Hotel in
Cork, it was mentioned that Wind farms could have a
detrimental effect on tourism.
General activity
update.
During the past months
KLADEA has written many letters to national newspapers and has
been in correspondence with politicians, with SWS and with
landowners.
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