The “silent majority” of Britons who support onshore wind are becoming overshadowed and overwhelmed by the anti-wind lobby, which has become alarmingly professional in its tactics, many in the industry say.
In the past, opposition to wind farms in the UK was characterised by decentralised, home-spun operations, usually helmed by people with no connection to any larger movement.
But within the past several years the anti-wind lobby has become organised, ruthless and dangerously effective from the standpoint of the UK’s binding climate and renewables targets.
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