“I note that the vast majority of commenets with regard to this proposal are negative, based on what "a lovely view will be spoilt" etc.

Wait until you cannot boil a kettle or watch "Corri",

Wake up Guys we need wind , nuclear, clean coal power for Energy Security.

NIBISM is not an option”

“I wrote a comment on 21Jan, 08. I would like to know it is going to be published above, which you updated today, or is it exclusive to Neath and Swansea areas.
Regards W.Williams”

“Only last week I was boasting and sending photos to a lady in America telling her how beautiful our valley is - I quoted Alfred Russell Wallace, the naturalist who developed with Charles Darwin the theory of evolution. A man who travelled the world but in his later years came to say that the vale of Neath was the most beautiful place in the world. That was of course before the industrial revolution. But I was saying how the valley was returning to it¿s former glory and then today a wind farm leaflet popped through the door. About how the nice people from Belgium or is it the Netherlands are going to make our lives that much richer by building a wind farm on our doorstep. The leaflet, was laced of course with several marketing tricks inside ¿ Small turbines shown here and there in extremely light pastel shades, little dainty things, photos of the Afan Valley without any turbines, with the photo actually taken from just below the Abercregan monstrosities. Little butterflies and birds float through the leaflet and of course they¿ve got a local office in jersey Marine, but no map of where the proposed wind farm is to be, which you thing would be an important consideration. So I went onto the www.penycymoeddwindfarm.info website to see where the farm would be and discovered that the map is more than a touch to large for a measly A5 size publication. The new site for the wind farm stretches from Neath to Aberdare and beyond. It seems that from 2012 onwards, no longer will I open my front door to the view of a majestic mountain. I will open it to the site of 100 foot turbines generating electricity for our English cousins. It¿s not enough that my forefathers died underground for their English masters, they¿ve taken our coal and other mineral wealth, now they want to disfigure our landscape with giant windmills. Judging from the map on the website ¿ (not clear enough to read the names but if you know your maps like I do the proposed wind farm is approximately 50 times the size of the one currently in place at Abercregan, and they are talking of felling hundreds of thousands of trees to put it there, what effect will that have on our environment ? All this in an area which has built the reputation as one of the finest mountain biking areas in Europe if not the world. Where people travel hundreds of miles to take in the trails, surely this is the industry we should be supporting. They talk of jobs coming to the area for the wind farm ¿ how many people does it take to run a wind farm ? are we taking 100 ¿ 200 or are we talking 1 ¿ 2 people, more likely the latter. What about the impact on tourism, how many jobs will we lose there. Nobody in their right mind would want to visit an area covered with wind turbines. What about the value of houses in places like Cwmgwrach and Resolven ¿ with wind turbines on their doorstep who is going to buy their houses. We need to talk to our councillors and tell them of our dissatisfaction, write to your MP. Let¿s make plenty of noise before it¿s too late !”

“Yet another article where the author does not understand that the wind only blow some of the time. An easy mistake to make with the public and the government so brainwashed by the wind industry. The power generated by the proposed turbines will average 80MW the "up to 300MW" is the figure the wind lobby would like you to believe but 80MW does not look as impressive. They also say that turbines generate electricity for 85% of the time but neglect the fact that for much of the time they only produce enough to boil one kettle. Stop wasting our money and build some nuclear power stations before all the lights go out.”

“With reference to Mike Pritchard's call for a Public Inquiry. By all means have one, but it will not necessarily give you justice even if you the objectors win.
We had a Public Inquiry into the Scarweather Sands proposed wind farm development which we The Objectors Won.
Four so called experts from the Welsh Assembly then went against the ruling of the Inspector and the advice of senior planning officials of the Assembly and gave the go ahead for the wind farm.
We were then promised a debate, it never happened..
Justice, Democracy, you must be joking.
It's all to do with politics and money.”

“Having being involved in the sham of Consultation around the massive 250 turbine Gwynt-y-Mor wind farm. I would advise everyone in the Neath county area to make sure that your Councty Council Objects and maintains an objection to this project..Under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989, this will automtically trigger a public inquiry, which will frighten off developers who do not wish to come under the scrutiny of sensible concerned residents and businees. They don't want the TRUTH to be told.”

“Forget about democracy. The mad rush for futile wind energy in Wales is supported by our Welsh Assembly Government who are oblivious to the damage to our precious countryside and the huge subsidies involved. They actually believe that this idiotic policy will "tackle climate change" and are not bothered that the lights will go out when they choose to neglect base load electricity generation. When will they ever learn, and will they then have the guts and common sense to change course?”

“It doesn't matter whether you are pro-or anti wind, nuclear, gas, biomass or any other form of energy generation. If you live in Wales you will get it all! A few weeks ago RWE npower (who are also building wind farms and gas-fired power stations in Wales!) got grid connecttion licenses for up to 3 nuclear power stations on Anglesey. In mid-wales there are plans to build a huge power line to export wind electricity to the English midlands. The valleys are now being ear-marked for large scale onshore gas exploration.

Ask a simple question - why is our Assembly not standing up and demanding full devolution of large scale power (over 50 mw) consents, when all this is being dumped on us? Why is it easier for a big company to get a hearing with the Assembly than an ordinary resident?”

“Now the Afan Valley is starting to thrive on tourism, after many years of being in the dark after the Maggie Thatcher era!
With Afan Argoed & the recently built mountain bike centre at Glyncorrwg - people from all over Britain & parts of Europe come & experience the valley & comment on - the breath-taking scenic views we have in the valley & most say that it area reminds them of being a little Switzerland.
With regular comments like these from visitors every week, it is a disgrace that the council are even thinking of this! Would they have them in Port Talbot? We've already had our share by having them on Abercregan mountain which is an eyesore itself! If the others are to go ahead there are many questions to be asked - the long term health impact on communities, the environmental impact, the visual impacts - the list goes on! The communities do not benefit in reduced energy bills or jobs. It is a disgrace that the Neath/Port Talbot Council want to pass the planning for such a scheme, when they wont pass planning half the time for a small shed or a garage! There is enough land elsewhere at high points within the vast amount of forestry we have,without placing them on the doorsteps!”

“G Davies, Neath. You claim to be an "informed citizen". Where do you get your information, the Beano? Don't believe all you read.”