When Jonathon Porritt, leading environmentalist and founding director of the Forum for the Future, came to Dartington, he spoke to TRESOC MD Ian Bright about community owned renewable energy...
"We live in strange times. Even as the evidence about accelerating
climate change and rising oil prices gets firmer and firmer, the
determination to ignore that evidence, on the part of a surprisingly
large number of people, remains as strong as ever.
This can be seen most bafflingly in the plethora of local groups that
have sprung up specifically to oppose renewable energy projects in
their
backyard - and windpower projects in particular.
It falls to organisations like TRESOC to challenge those misconceptions, and put the record straight both on the economics and
the viability of renewable energy. Community-based renewables offer
such
a positive alternative to our current dependence on fossil fuels and
nuclear, and its hugely encouraging to see towns like Totnes taking
such
a lead."
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Jonathon Porritt, photo from Sustainability Now, 2008
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As the debate around the Totnes Community Wind Farm gets more lively, we are joining with supporters of wind energy to form SWISH – Supporting Wind in the South Hams. SWISH will provide a forum for all those of us in favour of wind energy to get together and make our views known. Everyone will be welcome to join, you don’t have to be a TRESOC member, and we are also inviting local organisations to take an active role. If you or your organisation would like to be involved, send an email to admin@tresoc.co.uk, call 01803 867431, or find us on facebook.
As well as giving local wind supporters a voice, SWISH will also provide accurate information to encourage an informed debate on community owned wind energy.
Join SWISH for a cleaner healthier planet!
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