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A bit of good news
Considering the destructive consequences of the ‘human NEXT TIME...
footprint’, how true ring the words by the prophet Isaiah
who wrote that the earth is defiled by its people. Protecting the environment is
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However, with the natural environment responding ‘Point 9’ on the uK’s action Plan for
loud and clear, mankind is starting to acknowledge the
absolute necessity of better planet management – as once a green Industrial revolution. and
instructed by its Maker. Perhaps some of today’s solutions The Plain Truth has been invited
for sustainable energy production, will help provide a better to catch up with denys Fell at
world tomorrow where: densholme Care Farm, where the
‘…everyone shall sit under his vine and under his fig tree, long-time Plain Truth author began
and no one shall make them afraid; For the mouth of the a journey of organic farming many
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LORD of hosts has spoken.’
years ago.
1 Net zero emissions = Not adding more greenhouse gases to the
atmosphere than we remove through tree planting and other carbon
capture schemes.
2 www.iea.org/reports/sdg7-data-and-projections/access-to-electricity
3 www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/wind-power
4 assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/
attachment_data/file/936567/10_POINT_PLAN_BOOKLET.pdf
5 www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/28/storm-bella-helps-uk-
record-wind-power-generation-boxing-day
6 Ecclesiastes 1:6.
7 www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-56115137
8 Isaiah 24:5.
9 Micah 4:4.
LargEST wINdFarMS arouNd ThE uK

The UK has approximately 8,664 onshore wind turbines across 2,575 projects,
while offshore turbines total 2,292 across 39 projects. Together they can provide power
for more than 18 million homes (source: renewableUK).

Type of project Name of turbine installation Quantity of Number of homes powered
turbines by turbines

Largest onshore Whitelee Windfarm’ 215 330,000 (approximate)
farm outside Glasgow

Largest offshore ‘Hornsea Project One’ 174 1,000,000 (approximate)
farm off the East Yorkshire coast

Largest floating ‘Hywind’ 5 20,000 (approximate)
farm off Scotland’s north east coast

‘the wind blows to the south and turns to the north;

round and round it goes, ever returning on its course.’

– Ecclesiastes 1:6

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