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David Cameron is under fresh pressure from his own backbenchers to slash subsidies for controversial onshore wind farms.
Dozens of Tory MPs, including Selby and Ainsty MP Nigel Adams, are joining forces in a new group pressing for the Government to review funding for a technology they argue does “more harm than good”.
Mr Adams, one of those who attended the group’s first meeting, urged the Prime Minister to act in the House of Commons yesterday by focusing support on “cost-effective and reliable” technologies like biomass rather than “inefficient, costly, large-scale onshore wind farms”.
He said onshore wind farms were “cash cows” and added: “One person’s subsidy is another person’s tax, but if you do have this pot of money to encourage green energy I’d much rather see it be used on proven, reliable, cost-effective technology like biomass.”
Hundreds more turbines are planned across Yorkshire which is already sparking strong campaigns. Supporters say wind farms are essential to cut pollution, but critics claim increases in energy bills are partly due to the subsidies and say wind is unreliable.
Mr Adams added: “When I was elected 20 months ago there was a small number of colleagues very concerned about the onward march of large scale wind farms.
“Given the number of people who turned up at the meeting and expressed their concern about this, It’s clear the Government needs to listen.”
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