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  Yes indeed it is always tricky weighing up the environment issues but somehow a real and sensible balance has to be struck, otherwise where are we to get our power from in the years ahead. If nuclear power stations are going to be built at all then it was a pity Dungeness didnt get one. They were very keen. A lot of jobs and prosperity for the area depends on it. Without it there will be nothing.
  
  Im fairly green guy myself but somehow it has to be kept in check to a reasonable level. Take the Lydd Airport expansion. There's a huge campaign to stop this, mostly by NIMBYs but also by green guys who are worried about the flight path of the local duck population. I think the ducks would survive somehow. Theyve managed for a long time. It can get a bit nonsensical.
  
  Only last week there was a report featured on highbrow R4's Today programme about painting all those coastal turbines purple because they were affecting the nocturnal bat. Flies are attracted to the current ones in pale white, the bats feed on the flies and get clobbered by the swirring blades. The flies dont like purple it seems so less bat feeding ensues...so the bat population are less in danger. But jeeeez....! These people were serious so as you can see a sensible line has to be drawn.

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