Scarweather
Sands - a history of the campaign
Why
is Scarweather Sands important?
The stakes in the energy debate are extremely high. UN scientists
agree that, because of global warming caused by burning fossil
fuels, we will experience more droughts, floods and storms from
now on. For South Wales, climate change means more coastal flooding
and wetter, stormier weather.
Despite the obvious need for new clean energy sources, some
local opposition to the wind farm proposal triggered a public
inquiry. In the months before the inquiry started in November
2003, we took to the streets of Porthcawl to canvas local opinion...
18
July 2003: Public Meeting reveals strong feelings in Porthcawl
Last night some 400 people attended a heated public meeting about
the proposed offshore wind development at Scarweather Sands near
Porthcawl, South Wales. The meeting, which included speakers for
and against the plan, was chaired by Carwyn Jones, local Assembly
Member and Environment minister for Wales and was organised by
Sustainable Wales. More>
26 August 2003: Poll reveals tourists are not deterred by windfarms
On the sunday of the August Bank holiday weekend a team of 20
Greenpeace volunteers set out to talk to the many visitors about
the Scarweather Sands offshore wind farm in South Wales. The results
were overwhelmingly positive. More>
2
October 2003: Rainbow Warrior docks to support Welsh wind farm
Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior docked in Cardiff last Sunday,
as a massive show of support for the proposed Scarweather Sands
offshore wind farm. More>
23
October 2003: Thousands of letters of support written for Scarweather
windfarm
Almost 9,000 letters and e-postcards in support
of the proposed Scarweather Sands windfarm in Swansea Bay have
been sent to the Welsh Assembly ahead of the public inquiry into
the development. More>
3
November 2003: Support for Welsh wind farm over three times greater
than opposition
More than three times as many local residents support the Scarweather
Sands offshore windfarm proposal for Swansea Bay than oppose it,
according to results of an independent poll carried out by ICM.
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