Wind turbines are a ‘public menace’, the chairman of the National Trust chairman has said.
Sir Simon Jenkins dismissed wind as the ‘least efficient’ renewable power.
The honest admission is surprising coming from the the head of the charity, as it champions green energy as part of its conservation work.
‘We are doing masses of renewables but wind is probably the least efficient and wrecks the countryside,’ he said.
‘Broadly speaking, the National Trust is deeply sceptical of this form of renewable energy.’
While the National Trust officially continues to support ‘a major increase in the UK’s renewable energy generation’, it is fighting several plans for wind farms, including one to erect a massive 417 wind turbines in the Bristol Channel.
The trust is concerned about the impact of the 220m (721ft) turbines on the environment and on views of the coastline.
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Notes:
Not mentioned in the video is the effect on property values affected by the problem. Would this man ever be able to sell his home for what he paid for it? I doubt it.