Local MP calls for a moratorium on granting permission for wind turbines until the safety of the public can be guaranteed
Posted by Simon Reevell, MP for Dewsbury, at 11:38, Mon 9 January 2012:
Simon Reevell, the Member of Parliament for Dewsbury, is calling for a moratorium on granting permission for wind turbines until changes are made and tests confirm that they are safe.
Simon’s call for a moratorium follows the damage caused to wind turbines in Hepworth, Upper Cumberworth and Holmfirth due to the high winds which blew through the area on Wednesday night and on Thursday. In three of the cases, blades were ripped off the wind turbines and people could have been killed, particularly considering the location of the turbines near busy roads.
Simon said, “We need to ensure that wind turbines are safe before they are built. Turbines must be able to withstand any weather we get in the area, including the gale force winds which we had on Wednesday night and during the day on Thursday. We should not wait until a blade falls on a car before investigations into the wind turbines are launched. As it is clear now that some wind turbines are not safe, there must be no new wind turbines built and stringent tests carried out on ones that are already on site and if there is a risk to public safety, they must be dismantled.”
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Posted by amanda green, 12:08, Mon 9 January 2012: (Is this post abusive?) #
I support this call for a moratorium on further wind turbines. There is no need for any to be built in residential areas or near roads regardless of findings. I am supportive of alternative means of power being found but wind turbines need to be sited well away from people. A Green
Posted by Melinda Durr, 15:42, Mon 9 January 2012: (Is this post abusive?) #
I fully support this proposal, we need to ensure that wind turbines are safely constructed and sited in appropriate locations.