Thornton Moor Windfarm Action Group based in Bradford West Yorkshire Banks renewables - up to 6 turbines 100m tall. Comment: Please can you also publicise 2 of our petitions... one is for our own campaign and one is for an e-petition where we would like the resurrection of the Lord Reay Bill. Full details available on our website www.sayno2windfarm.org.uk
_Electricity bills have soared, and more increases are in the pipeline.
This punishes the 6 million people already in fuel poverty, restricts
economic growth, and makes British industry less competitive. A key
factor in this increase is the Renewables Obligation, which indirectly
provides more than 40% of the income of wind-farms. These complex and
covert subsidies (most of which go to foreign companies) are paid not by
the government, but instead are ENTIRELY financed by increasing the
price of our electricity bills. Climate-change policies have already
increased household electricity by at least 14%, and have increased the
electricity bills of business by at least 20%. Even worse, these tariffs
are forecast to escalate. By reducing or ending the subsidies for
wind-farms, we would benefit the poorest members of society, boost our
manufacturing exports and, while doing so, would help protect what
remains of our precious countryside. Please vote for this petition. http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/22704