If you're angry about an 18 year old lad being handcuffed whilst he was dying, a soldier being beheaded in the street, little girls being stabbed at a dance class, kids being blown up at an Ariana Grande concert, etc etc, then you are a far right hooligan. And so am I ๐ก
@TotalMotorcycle Hey TMW. At least acknowledge when someone bothers to follow up one of your posts. Maybe a like or something. Not the first time Iโve been met with radio silence
A debate on Rupert Loweโs rape gang inquiry will take place in Parliament on Monday
Rupert Lowe has done more in the last year to highlight child rape in the UK than any other politician or political party.
And this with far fewer resources!
My respect for Rupert knows no bounds.
I can only imagine what our country would like look if every politician shared his care for Britain and its people.
@Tim_Roca as my MP i would ask you to attend this debate.
16.30. Westminster Hall. Monday 1st of June.
The Rape Gang Debate.
We expect to know the truth
I remember in 2008 when the Conservatives announced ending inheritance tax as a policy and it scared Labour PM Gordon Brown so much he cancelled plans for a snap General Election.
Vote Restore Britain and we will deliver it , itโs overdue as inheritance tax is very expensive to calculate and collect. Your money has already be taxed several times . Restore will make Government smaller and therefore taxes will be lower.
Tens of thousands of slabs of reinforced concrete weighing up to 1,000 tonnes are being abandoned in the ground as turbines hit the end of their working lives.
The reinforced concrete base of a typical 2-3 MW wind turbine can weigh anywhere from 400 to 800 tonnes. But the concrete foundations of even bigger turbines (5 MW+) can exceed 1,000 tonnes. As lifespans end these massive concrete monoliths are abandoned where they lie. This is an issue of significant contention.
In many jurisdictions, including Australia and the US, decommissioning regulations only require the operator to ensure the concrete foundation stays at a depth of 1 meter (approx. 3.3 feet) below the surface.
The remaining 3-plus metres of these steel-reinforced concrete fossils are typically left in the ground indefinitely. Over the decades, they can interfere with deep-soil hydrology or remain as a permanent industrial remnant in rural landscapes.
Contracts usually say operators are responsible for decommissioning. But the financial reality is complex. Bank guarantees or bonds set aside for removal (around โฌ50,000 or $100,000 per turbine) are frequently far too low. Real-world estimates for total removal and site restoration can exceed $200,000 to $400,000 per unit.
If the cost of total removal ($200kโ$400k) exceeds the bond set aside by the operator ($50kโ$100k), there is a strong financial incentive for companies to declare bankruptcy . Or they sell the asset to a shell company as the turbine nears its end-of-life, leaving a landowner with the bill.
While the steel towers are more easily recyclable, their triple fibreglass blades are notoriously difficult to process and often end up in turbines blade graveyards.
The theoretical benefits from renewable technology are meaningless compared with the staggering environmental costs.