| # | Name | Comments |
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| 1 | paul hawke-williams | keep up the good work! |
| 2 | Sarah Hawke-Williams | |
| 3 | Dr K R Thomas | I totally oppose the illogical development of windfarms throughout Wales; it is time the Welsh Assembly Government looked critically at the evidence behind the concept of "green" energy, and halted the destruction of our landscape |
| 4 | Elizabeth Woolfenden | On-shore wind turbines have no significant impact on reducing either green house emissions or fossil fuel consumption. This is a fact reported not by the anti-wind lobby but by operators themselves .......... SO WHY ARE THEY BEING BUILT ???????? |
| 5 | Martin Griffiths | I live in Blackmill near the Ogwr Ridgeway and would be greatly disturbed by additional wind turbines being added to the mountains nearby, not just from an aesthetic point of view, but from an economic and social viewpoint too. Turbines do not solve our energy problems. More money should be invested in solar power which CAN provide UK households and some industries with their energy requirements - and do not inhibit the beauty of the countryside. |
| 6 | mair ap gruffydd | Wind power would be the way forward with no desectation to our beautiful countryside. |
| 7 | Margaret Brown | |
| 8 | Dale McCollum | |
| 9 | F.J.Jenkins | |
| 10 | J.A.Jenkins | |
| 11 | David Edwards | There must be constructive attempts to prevent the Welsh Assembly and the Westminster Government from reindustrialising the South Wales countryside.
This is best acheived by people contacting their Local Councillors and MP's and reminding them of the obligation they have to their constituents and encouraging them to base their views on independant evidence and not those views promoted by the Energy Companies and others who have political reasons for supporting the development of wind farms. |
| 12 | J Frost | Another desecration of the South Wales landscape |
| 13 | Roger Sheppard | The UK is exceptionally well placed to exploit the potential benefits originating from the development of the new marine renewable energy technologies. It has the best wave and tidal stream supply in Europe and a considerable skills base germane to offshore engineering and project development.
The larger specific gravity of sea water results in superior energy densities in tidal streams than those found in winds of equivalent velocity. Water rate available in tidal streams are much less than the air velocities used by wind factories. Power output is relative to the density of the medium and the cube of its velocity, so tidal stream rotors would produce greater output than wind turbines of the same size. With less torque being exerted on the tidal generator as compared to the fluctuations of wind, maintenance requirements would be reduced so costs would be vastly reduced.
We can set our watches by the tide, 300 billion gallons of sea-water pouring into the Bristol Channel twice in every 24 hour period. The worlds second highest tidal variation and yet we are still being hoodwinked by the wind factory speculators, festooning our valley tops with gigantic monstrosities that produce less than 25% of their promised Installed Capacity, a 75% inefficiency. The politicians take great delight in telling us that they stand under the wind generators blades and they cannot hear a thing, well possibly their advisors should get them to stand a mile or so away, they would surely hear their racket then. We are told that wind is going to save the world from climatic change, what a hope, 80,000 homes without electricity and not one kilowatt generated because the wind, yes the wind was to strong. Thousands of people in Wales have come to realise that wind factories are intrusive, are visually polluting and more importantly, are down right useless at producing electricity when we most need it.
Wind factories are extremely efficient for the landowner, the speculator and of course the shareholder who all gain benefit from the Renewable Obligation Certificate, a highly regarded source of subsidy in any mans language. |
| 14 | Anne Strawford | Congratulations! in providing further information and a site where we can cast a vote and voice our opinions on this wholesale destruction of our precious countryside for a intermittent and completely unreliable source of renewable energy. |
| 15 | Anonymous | I don`t mind my name being displayed but do not want my email given out to third parties without permission.
I do not want to be contacted about other petitions not associated with this subject (wind power) |
| 16 | Mrs P Newman | |
| 17 | Mrs P Newman | |
| 18 | neil walters | I think that the turbines are a waste of time and space, who's benefiting from it no one except the government. The cost of electric is going up, it should be coming down in price if more turbines are being built, ok they might be more environmental friendly but they could think of something else like generating power from the waves there's plenty of waves out there, say no more. |
| 19 | john | look at the truth not the wind lobby prpaganda and make up your mind to save wales form the turbines scourge |
| 20 | Nathan Jenkins | |
| 21 | Terry Breverton | It is one of the saddest indictments of politicians that they are sadly lacking in vision and understanding. Turbines are an disaster, not just environmentally but economically. Why are the South Downs not covered in wind turbines? Why does a country a fraction the size of England, whose only strength is tourism, be blighted with more windfarms than England, more sores on the fraction of landscape that is left to us? Wind turbines cannot be justified on economic or environmental grounds. Politicians know this, uness they are a) stupid, b) liars c) receiving money or d) a combination of these factors. NO politician can justify wind turbines with any rational argument. Incidentally, they are intrinsically unsafe, as if sulphuric acid finds its way into their huge concrete bases, they will eventually topple. To prevent this, huge perimeter fences with guards will be required, making them even more unfeasible. Cofiwch Drywerin! |
| 22 | lance looker | |
| 23 | Helen Mary Edwards | I am in favour of renewable energy, but I am opposed to the reindustrialisation of the Welsh countryside with wind turbines, which will make little or no contribution to reduction in CO2 emmissions. |
| 24 | Wyndham Jones | Our area, Gilfach Goch has given enough to industrialization over the past 120 years and it is time now to enjoy our mountains without being surrounded by wind turbines which will drive away our ever increasing bird wildlife, which include red kites, buzzards, tawny owls , wild ducks and herons to name but a few.
See photos of how GG looked when we were a mining community and how it looks now including the mountains on
http://community.webshots.com/user/mokkkkk
"Now, Green is my Valley" |
| 25 | katie cole | you go SWATT team!!! say no to turbines and save our wonderful counrtyside!!!! windpower sucks!!! |
| 26 | W. Hayhurst | |
| 27 | daniel dyer | |
| 28 | Frank Jenkins | WAG should seek a moratorium pending a full investigation into issues such as noise,health,reduction of co2 emissions and cost efectiveness |
| 29 | Joyce Jenkins | The disproportionate subsidies should be reduced .Create a level playing field then see how attractive the Wind Farm prospects are to the Developers,City analysts and Company Shareholders. |
| 30 | john jenkins | omward and upward |
| 31 | Richard Hart-Jones | Wales is suitable for tidal and wave power, (small scale) hydroelectric schemes, solar and biomass. Tan 8 wrongly underplayed this alternatives to wind. No-one has been able to tell me how much electricity a particular wind power station (not wind farm) actually produces, at at what cost. The projections (x number of homes) are very misleading. Decommissioning claims are also misleading. Vast concrete platforms and access roads would remain. |
| 32 | Stuart A. Ford | |
| 33 | Stuart A. Ford | We in the West are behaving irresponsibly and without regard for the rest of the planet. We should have an ongoing programme of reduction in our consumption of energy. The only way to do this is to erect buildings to vastly improved standards of thermal insulation . |
| 34 | Stuart A. Ford | We in the West are behaving irresponsibly and without regard for the rest of the planet. We should have an ongoing programme of reduction in our consumption of energy. The only way to do this is to erect buildings to vastly improved standards of thermal insulation . |
| 35 | Pamela Moger | |
| 36 | Iain Lambert | |
| 37 | Berys Ann Summers | |
| 38 | Sian Summers | |
| 39 | John Evans | |
| 40 | Anonymous | |
| 41 | Anonymous | |
| 42 | Jason Morgan | It's about time the Government used initiatives other than those that provide huge financial incentives for faceless entities, which really tackle the issue of climate change. Wind power is inefficient when compared to alternatives such as solar and nuclear.
I’m sure that using the grants available for turbines in the provision and installation of solar panels for each council tax paying household would be a better and far more efficient contribution towards renewable energy and curbing carbon emissions. |
| 43 | joan abbott | gilfach has had enough scarring done to it in it,s life time time to say NO MORE. |
| 44 | Mark Ursell | |
| 45 | Lawson Evans | Thanks for all you are doing on this.
To take on government and apathy must be I wont swear. THANKS AGAIN
Lawson |
| 46 | maldwyn james | am a resident of gilfach goch and i am totally oppsed this project as our community has overcome the the mining industry and the valley is now being threatend by yet onother blot on the landscape |
| 47 | Ceinwen Rees | I strongly oppose the errection of the monstrous turbines proopsed for the area in and around Gilfach Goch. As a resident I am concerned about several matters including - visual imparement, noise, related health issues associated with turbines, reduced valuation of property, living with the disruption etc. When the original application was submitted for the Taff Ely Wind Farm I was partly involved in researching the effects of turbines on the health of the community they are errected near, especially given that they were being errected near a school. I recall receiving a letter from the company concerned saying something to the effect that health issues in relation to wind turbines were at that time unproven and had not been really studied, but going on the evidence then available, they felt that no health issues were relevant. I would be interested in finding out if this is still the case and if you could provide me with any relevant information in relation to this matter I would be grateful. I would also like to know what I need to do next to lodge my complaint against this proposed development in an official matter. I am sure that they people of this valley need to know who to contact and when in order to oppose this proposed development. The support for this opposition will I'm sure be immense. |
| 48 | wyndham Jones | I am from Gilfach Goch and I attended the meeting in Evanstown on 20feb '07. While I didn't have the oppertunity to say so, I think I can safely say that I represent the 1000's of Ex-pats. I have about 300 photos of in and around Gilfach Goch and many photos of how we looked when we were a mining valley. Up until this morning because I get a daily count, I have had over 35,000 views on them but I think the true number of views by people would be 100,000. I am sure if anyone comes across photos of their home village, they would call other members of their families to see them. I have had many e-mails from all around the world about them,
Almost invariably if a man writes, he will say about how he and his friends used to play on the mountains when they were kids. Many have said that when they came back for a visit, they went for walks up the mountainsto rember their youth. Indeed, one of the things on my brother,'s agenda when he came home for a visit from Australia last year was to go up on the mountains, especially where the Trane Windfarm is proposed, we lived in Fairview when we were children.
If you would like to see the photos please see
http://community.webshots.com/user/mokkkkk |
| 49 | Dr David Scammell | |
| 50 | mike | great work |