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Owengar Landslide, Drumkeeran
Posted by info on 29 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: Economy, Environment
The banner on top of this website features a picture of a Wind Farm at Arigna near where I live.
The picture in this post is of what used to be the Owengar River near Drumkeeran, also near where I live, after the landslide which appears to have be caused by the development of a wind farm on Corrie Mountain.
Are these pictures contradictory in any way?
Well, yes, they are.
The Green Party supports the development of renewable energy, and wind technology is obviously an important part of that, but what does the Green Party propose to do about the sort of devastation being caused by the development of wind technology in remote, sensitive locations?
This is a very difficult and serious question.
Wind technology has gravitated to remote, sensitive sites for numerous reasons, but one of these is the resistance to the development of turbines in areas that are less sensitive but closer to residential accommodation.
This is a good example.
As such, the question arises as to where, if anywhere, we can locate wind farms, and if we do *not* wish to develop wind technology, how do we reduce our economic dependency and dwindling, foreign oil reserves?
This debate needs to occur and needs to occur soon.
More pictures available here