Is wind the answer....

A short BBC article about protests in the UK against wind power. Some excerpts of the case against:

ANN WEST, CAMPAIGN GROUP COUNTRY GUARDIAN

Turbines generate a tiny amount of energy in relation to the damage to the landscape they cause.

They are giant industrial machines on an unspoilt landscape and they produce almost no electricity.

The UK's average winter energy demand is 45,000 megawatts at any one moment. There are about 1,100 turbines in the country and together they generate about 190 megawatts.

They also need back up from power stations so that they will supply electricity when the wind power stops.

Germany has 15,000 turbines and not one conventional power station has closed.