April 24, 2009
New Scientist magazine describes a Green divide over the scale of renewable energy projects.
One the one hand they’ve campaigned for investment in renewable energy, but now that some large-scale projects are going ahead not all Greens are happy.
The UK government has approved a tidal energy project in the Severn Estuary between England and Wales for a massive barrage. But a side-effect will be the flooding of 190 square kilometres that is home to some 70,000 birds in winter.
Question is: can we have renewable energy on the scale required by modern society and still protect all wildlife habitats?
One the one hand they’ve campaigned for investment in renewable energy, but now that some large-scale projects are going ahead not all Greens are happy.
The UK government has approved a tidal energy project in the Severn Estuary between England and Wales for a massive barrage. But a side-effect will be the flooding of 190 square kilometres that is home to some 70,000 birds in winter.
Question is: can we have renewable energy on the scale required by modern society and still protect all wildlife habitats?
