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Orange-bellied Parrots Block Wind Farm
AUSTRALIA faces having a very limited renewable energy sector because of the Federal Government's decision to block a proposed wind farm, the peak industry body said today.The Australian Wind Energy Association (AWEA) said it was puzzled the Government had decided to knock back an application by developer Wind Power to build 52 turbines at Bald Hills, near Tarwin Lower in East Gippsland. The decision sparked a state rights brawl between Canberra and Victoria. Federal Environment Minister Ian Campbell blocked the project this week, citing concerns about the endangered orange-bellied parrot species. The report said only between 99 and 200 of the adult birds remained in Australia, and the wind farm could kill one of the parrots a year due to projected wind turbine collisions. I think the subtext here is that the government is showing the greenies that laws to protect the environment have consequences. Also there is probably an element of frustrating urban greenies, who want 'clean' energy from wind farms as long as they are far away from them. The rural communities that get stuck with the wind farms, hate them. Posted by: phil_b 2006-04-06 |
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