Liberal candidate Angus Taylor, and noisy anti wind minority, are out of step with majority support for wind farms
Angus Taylor, the Liberal candidate for the safe Liberal-held seat of Hume, which covers much of the district targeted by wind energy companies, including Mr Prell’s Crookwell property, has issued a policy paper challenging the renewable energy target, or RET
Wind farm opponents in minority: proponent, Canberra Times, March 4, 2013John Thistleton
Grazier Charlie Prell says a noisy minority opposed to wind farms in the Canberra region does not represent more than 70 per cent of people in his shire who support them.
He chaired a meeting of 100 farmers, lawyers and earth-moving contractors at Yass last week with the aim of forming a landholders’ network to foster wind and solar farms.
About 50 protesters gathered outside, angry that they had been barred from the meeting.
Mr Prell was unapologetic. ”We deliberately made it invite only because we wanted to have good exchange of information and ideas without getting subverted and distracted by the divisive tactics of the anti-wind farm lobby,” he said.
Mr Prell said a survey some years ago in the Lachlan Valley showed that 71 per cent of people supported more wind farms. He believes the percentage is bigger among farmers…..
Angus Taylor, the Liberal candidate for the safe Liberal-held seat of Hume, which covers much of the district targeted by wind energy companies, including Mr Prell’s Crookwell property, has issued a policy paper challenging the renewable energy target, or RET……
”Frankly, I think in this area wind farms and solar farms are going to be part of the future – 20, or 30 or 50 years from now. It is long-term thinking.
”I am happy [that] what I am doing is part of a positive outcome for the future, both in maintaining my land in a stable way from the income I get, and also by contributing to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and global warming,” Mr Prell said.
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