Cameron’s U.K. Conservatives Oppose Onshore Wind Farms
Wind turbines at the London Array project, the world's largest consented wind farm, the Thames Estuary, U.K.
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U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative Party has come out against an expansion of onshore wind power, raising alarm in the renewable-energy industry and drawing criticism from environmental groups.
The party will end “any new public subsidy” for wind-farm operators, according to its manifesto released on Tuesday before the May 7 general election. The Conservatives also favor changing the law so “local people have the final say” on wind-farm applications, it said.