Greenpeace response to Whitelee wind farm announcement

In response to the announcement of planning consent for Whitelee, at 332 mega-watts the Europe's biggest ever onshore wind farm, Greenpeace campaigner Charlie Kronick said:

"It's great to see the Scottish Executive delivering large scale wind power projects and boosting the UK's renewable energy production. Edinburgh is setting an example that London would do well to follow. As it is, central government is lagging behind Scotland. Tony Blair's administration should take a leaf out of McConnell's book by approving more wind farms in England and ending its fixation with new nuclear power stations."

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