P-03-087 - Wind turbine petition to The Welsh Assembly
Petition Received: 20 November 2007
Lead Petitioner: Janet Dube
Number of Petitioners: 155
Petition Wording:
Because
1. Wales is self sufficient in energy capacity; energy conservation is a more sustainable investment than generation;
2. Wales may have unique opportunities to contribute to sustainable development through e.g. the clean burning of coal and the manufacture of solar cells;
3. alternative energy projects should be managed by local people rather than developers;
4. current DTI and EU guidance on the installation of wind turbines is confusing, misleading, out of date and possibly dangerous;
5. the Welsh Assembly’s TAN 8 promotion of wind turbines in small rural communities is divisive, difficult to manage and counter-productive;
we the undersigned beg the Welsh Assembly to reconsider its energy policy, particularly the promotion of giant wind turbines.
Assembly members, please suspend and reconsider the TAN 8 guidelines on wind turbines in rural communities.
Petition Status: Closed on 24 April 2008
Link to the transcript of the meeting on 24 April 2008
