Talking of wind turbines…
The wind farm in the header is not there because we are directly involved in wind farms or the technology behind them, but because we think they are in inspiring sight, and act as a symbol of the moves we all need to take towards renewable generation and lower carbon emissions if we’re not going to see the end of civilisation in just a few decades.
These turbines are in the Fens a few miles away from us. We would have no compunction whatsoever about having one in our back yard. Our friends up at Findhorn have four in their back yards: they are virtually silent — even up close — and they produce more electricity than the community uses, so they make a profit. That’s the way to do it, in our view: community investment in wind farms brings an immediate tangible benefit to local people as well as potential energy independence.