Saddleworth Moors Action Group

c/o Cllr Ken Hulme, 28 Sevenacres, Delph  Saddleworth OL3 5HU

Tel 01457 872859

Press Release  6/10/2004

Immediate

Advance Notice

Follow up - National Wind Farm Action Group Conference

Saturday April 2nd - Saddleworth Civic Hall

Following the success of the first National Wind Farm Action Group Conference held in Saddleworth on Saturday June 19th, the Saddleworth Moors Action Group (SMAG) will be hosting a follow-up conference on Saturday April 2nd.

SMAG spokesperson and Saddleworth Parish Councillor Ken Hulme said.

' Some  50 Action Groups from all over the UK came to the conference on June 19th and we are confident that the follow-up conference will be even more successful. We will be inviting representatives from the major political parties to participate and discuss their energy policy with us. If as many predict the General Election will take place on May 5th or May 12th 2005 this would be a very appropriate time for this debate to take place

We will also be following up the discussion we had at the last conference on 'Green Alternatives to Wind', which was led by Professor David Bellamy, with we hope, contributions from member organisations of the British Wind Energy Association who share the view many of us hold, that the big Utilities have hi-jacked the wind energy agenda and are not helping or supporting the cause of smaller scale environmentally sensitive re-newable energy systems.'

SMAG will be working closely with Country Guardian, the long established conservation group concerned with the impact of Giant Turbines on the environment, in the organisation of the conference.

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For further information contact Ken Hulme  01457  872859