Britain responds to Climate Change through Wind power

Edited by John Stokes

	Windpower.

In a surprising U turn New Labour has recently announced thousands of new offshore wind turbines which could power every home in Britain by 2020

John Hutton, a Government Minister, wants private companies to invest in large-scale wind farm development over the next 12 years. This would mean around 7,000 turbines.

The Minister told BBC radio that "tough choices" would have to be made if the UK wanted to respond to climate change and become more self-sufficient. What he probably means that given the UK disastrous record over building new nuclear reactors, the rising price of uranium and the failure to solve the nuclear waste issues the Government is being forced to try green energy production.

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