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March 1, 2012

How the Dogma of Wind Hurts Communities

John Henley , The Guardian


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The trouble with wind, said Dave Green, is it polarises opinion. "People get dogmatic," said the man whose job it is to make the Isle of Wight energy self-sufficient within a decade. "They fixate on the wrong things. It all gets very confrontational."

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