Wind farms

Planet Ark : TXU buys Spanish generating assets via wind farms:

"Wind power has boomed in Spain in recent years to over 1,700 megawatts from only 72 megawatts in 1994 thanks to active political support from national and regional governments.

In the last few years worries about pollution from burning fossil fuels has help drive a European move towards renewable energy schemes like wind farms.

Last week Ireland approved a 640 million euro ($571 million) plan to build a 520 megawatt offshore wind farm which will be the world's largest, and late last year Britain announced a 600 million pound (866 million), 600 megawatt wind development in Scotland."

This is an artcle 2002. I can't find anything from 2005. Maybe the conditions have changed. Maybe not. I want to know. Wind farms have been developed elsewhere. Why can't we have them if it's a renewable source of energy. If they are a blot on the landscape, why can't we have them offshore? We need renewable sources of energy and we need to be able to run our own utilities and grow our own food. Think globally but ACT locally, isn't that the catch cry? Our resources were one of the things which helped out during the tsunami. All countries need to develop their resources so they can be pooled and shared if need be and sustain that country as well. Local procuce means fresh food. Local energy is available, accessible energy. Wind won't make you glow in the dark or pollute your food sources and water.