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OT: Moorabal/Lal Lal wind farm 3-Sep-2009 At 8:40:06 AM evanbb

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On 3/09/2009 pete05 wrote:
>This doesnt happen with coal.
Yes, but as I said earlier, there are all sorts of externalities with coal we're trying to put a price on. Wrecking the environment in numerous ways is just one of them. That's why the CPRS is coming. But it's crap.

>Also the wind industry is not new, its been going in Europe for years,
>over 25 comercially. Surely by now it would be developed enough to stand
>on its feet without intervention from the govt?
Come on, focus. The market is being rejigged to take into account the environmental damage done by other energy generation options. The Government SHOULD be stepping in, because no one else can do it. Once the market rules are corrected, it will easily stand on its own feet.