Does OTF have a general, all-purpose thread for climate change or environmental concerns? I'm guessing the storm season thread counts but thought I'd open one more generalised in scope.
Planning permission for a wind farm based in County Meath rejected by local residents who fear their health would be damaged.
Some of the concerns displayed by the locals are valid in that wind farms do cause some low-level environmental disruption - shadow flicker, noise pollution (though they're not as noisy as you might think), some airborne wildlife kills - but no country in Western Europe has the same potential for wind energy as Ireland despite also having the greatest dependence on imported fossil fuels (over 90% of the energy market).
Planning permission for a wind farm based in County Meath rejected by local residents who fear their health would be damaged.
Some of the concerns displayed by the locals are valid in that wind farms do cause some low-level environmental disruption - shadow flicker, noise pollution (though they're not as noisy as you might think), some airborne wildlife kills - but no country in Western Europe has the same potential for wind energy as Ireland despite also having the greatest dependence on imported fossil fuels (over 90% of the energy market).
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