Ugly, bird-killing, noise-generating, land-hungry wind turbine farms have generated enough backlash that a major politician is reported to be about to run on a plan to “eradicate” them. Peter Dominiczak, Assistant Political Editor of the UK Telegraph reports: David Cameron wants to go into the next election pledging to “rid” the countryside of onshore wind farms, a source close to the Prime Minister has said. Mr Cameron wants to toughen planning laws and tear up subsidy rules to make current turbines financially unviable – allowing the Government to “eradicate” turbines, the source said. The move will delight campaigners in traditional Conservative countryside seats and comes amid a growing Coalition row over whether to try and cap the number of wind farms. Mr Cameron is now “of one mind” with the Government’s most vociferous opponents of “unsightly” onshore wind turbines, the source added. The...(Read Full Post)