http://www.voxpolis.com/2006/the-problem-with-windfarms/ Politics, culture, surrealism... Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:01:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.voxpolis.com/2006/the-problem-with-windfarms/#comment-81 Vox Polis » Blog Archive » The art of windfarms Mon, 03 Jul 2006 08:17:04 +0000 http://joseki.redirectme.net/wordpress/?p=20#comment-81 [...] I’ve previously covered the difficulties that new windfarm construction schemes can have when faced with (amusingly ill-informed) local objections. In light of that, these alternative designs from the Netherlands seem like a pretty good idea. Personally I like them but then I’ve never had a problem with the standard turbine design. Unfortunately I fear that disguising turbines with a thin veneer of modern art won’t fly so well with the “but it’s not art” Daily Mail crowd. [...] [...] I’ve previously covered the difficulties that new windfarm construction schemes can have when faced with (amusingly ill-informed) local objections. In light of that, these alternative designs from the Netherlands seem like a pretty good idea. Personally I like them but then I’ve never had a problem with the standard turbine design. Unfortunately I fear that disguising turbines with a thin veneer of modern art won’t fly so well with the “but it’s not art” Daily Mail crowd. [...]

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