No Pylons

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1. my fat ass thought that was cheese

2. Hopefully this is the type of NIMBY shit that labour just ignores and pushes the development through. Ripping up the landscape to bury the cables is going to cause far greater environmental harm than a few pylons.

3. It’s better when you’re not at the bottom of the pile tbh

4. Farmers got nothing better to do than complain tbf

5. This is mental illness. If it was above ground pylons I’d still think it’s a stupid protest but I could at least understand their logic in them not wanting their view spoiled, even if I disagree with it.

   They’re protesting underground pylons?! Beyond pathetic. Never build anything anywhere ever again!

6. This isn’t anti pylon, it’s anti burying the electrical system underground (a process costing billions and chewing up the landscape) when the system that already exists is fine.

   Edit : turns out the world is fucking mental

7. Every single NIMBY campaign is the same – they all think that *their* specific view is worth saving, at the expense of us building a renewable energy network in a sensible amount of time. They can all eat shit.

8. Apparently pylons are uglier than this:

   

9. Okay, as someone who’s been consumed by these signs and talking to the people campaigning for a couple months now because of some school projects, let me try and explain it.

   A lot of what I hear is that “we’re not anti-renewables, we’re anti-pylons.” They don’t want 27m tall pylons dotting their valley. Many have been pushing for the undergrouding of cables, which the companies involved have considered, but don’t want to do due to potential cost.

   I’ve looked through their documentation as a part of this project. They talk a lot about temporary constructions, dirt tracks and temporary constructions and all that. They mention replanting hedgerows, but not trees. It’s also obvious they haven’t looked at where they’ve drawn the lines, doubly so now that they are suing people for not allowing land access.

   I’ve found some who are absolute nutters. A right-winger called “Jac o’ the North” is going on about some global warming conspiracy, but we don’t need to talk about it. There are plenty of weirdos using the fact Bute are funded by “interlopers from Copenhagen” to be weird about it.

   I personally see where the anti-pylon coming from, and the desired outcome is understandable. It’s just that these companies are required by law to consider the costs thanks to the Holford Rules, which outline a good deal on the most part. It’s just how strict they’ll be enforced, which leads to undergrounding being the better option for those in the valley.

   TL;DR – They want the cables underground.

10. These people always say what you can’t do, but never provide a practical alternative.

11. Typical town/city Redditor responses here as usual. As it has been said many times, they are not against renewable energy, but they are against destroying the natural beauty of our countryside, our green rolling hills, and landowners right to have a say of what goes on on their land. It is understood that this green energy company didn’t even want to enter a civilised discussion to see what more could be done, and instead slapped them with an immediate court summons. How aggressive is that? If you want someone to work with you, you don’t immediately take them to court.

    Time and time again rural communities have been ruined due to resource greed, think Cofiwch Tryweryn. If cables can be installed underground, which granted would mean digging up ground (but guess what, soil can be put back and once the grass grows, you won’t see any evidence of anything going on), for relatively the same cost, you have to wonder why the company haven’t even considered it or discussed it with landowners. Most likely as they are ready to hand money into the pockets of their buddies.

    This should be a stark realisation to all that not even your lovely private garden is safe.

12. I do hope that they construct additional pylons.

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