The real scandal is the NIMBYs.
Not the ones you would imagine.
The Dept Energy & Climate Control ministers; Chris Huhne (lives in Hampshire) Charles Hendry & Greg Barker (who live in East Sussex)
The big scandal is the DECC NIMBYs, the three DECC ministers.
We are all told we must get 30% of our electricity from renewable sources - most from on-shore wind.
So Hampshire uses 682MW but
0MW approved from wind
East Sussex - uses 224MW, approved
less than 3MW
But compare that with others:
Northumberland - uses 172MW - approved 272MW of wind
East Yorks - uses 184MW - approved 108MW
Cornwall - uses 307, approved 156
Cumbria - uses 315, approved 133
Lancashire - uses 589, approved 136
Lincolnshire - uses 395, approved 84
Northamptonshire - uses 386, approved 83
Cambs - uses 367, approved 153
Durham - uses 231, approved 147
And these counties have much more in the pipeline - nothing where DECC ministers are living!
Using
their own statistics
Clearly the message is NIMBY - or Not In My County!
But they'll force them in everywhere else and accuse others of harming children's futures.
So much for Climate Change responsibility.