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    Posted: 16 Jul 10 at 11:31am

http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/8275280.Wind_turbine_on_Por tland_blown_over_by_gales/?ref=rss



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Blimey you would have thought they would have designed that to take 100knot winds. Blowing over in 48knots shows no safety factor.
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And so soon after another turbine at Portland was switched off for killing gulls.
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Yeah I saw that too.

Mind you, with blades rotating at up to '135mph' I don't
know why they thought it wouldn't kill birds.

Probably not the best sight for primary school kids.

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Weeds out the gulls with bad eyesight.
A boon to the species I would have thought.
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