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Victorian Liberal Party opposes wind farms

Wind farm policy is one of the few clear-cut differences between the major parties, and shapes as a significant issue in some regional seats at the November election.

“……….Under a policy released last month, Mr Baillieu announced that turbines would be banned along most of the coast, several mountain ranges, in or near national and state parks and designated regional population growth corridors and within two kilometres of any home unless a contract was signed with the owner. He said he supported renewable energy, but that local communities should have the key role in deciding where wind farms were built.

In response, Premier John Brumby held a press conference with the renewable energy companies and warned that the opposition policy would kill the wind industry in the state as it would effectively create a 13-square-kilometre exclusion zone around each home. South Australian Labor Premier Mike Rann agreed, welcoming the Coalition policy as a potential boon for wind farm construction in his state.

Wind farm policy is one of the few clear-cut differences between the major parties, and shapes as a significant issue in some regional seats at the November election. You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows, “………The Age, ADAM MORTON, July 3, 2010, You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows

July 3, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | energy, wind | Australia, climate change, energy, reneweable energy, wind