ABC Rural Radio on wind farms and rural communities
Audio http://www.abc.net.au/rural/telegraph/content/2012/s3413587.htm Rural acceptance of wind farms, ABC Rural Radio – Bush Telegraph, By Greg Muller, 23 January 2012 Wind farms are popping up across the country and the forthcoming carbon tax will make renewable energy projects even more attractive to developers.
But wind turbines are dividing regional communities. Most objections are based on the aesthetics and noise but others see a diversity of income for farming communities, tourism opportunities and a source of clean energy.
The CSIRO has just completed a study, ‘Exploring community acceptance of rural wind farms in Australia’ and found support for wind energy is often greater than the media coverage suggests.
Dr Jim Smitham, Deputy Director of energy technology at the CSIRO; David Griffin, General manager of development at Infigen Energy http://www.abc.net.au/rural/telegraph/content/2012/s3413587.htm
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