{"id":14096,"date":"2013-07-15T12:02:52","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T09:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/add-energy.ro\/new-poll-reveals-70-percent-support-for-wind-farms\/"},"modified":"2013-07-15T12:02:52","modified_gmt":"2013-07-15T09:02:52","slug":"new-poll-reveals-70-percent-support-for-wind-farms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/add-energy.ro\/en\/new-poll-reveals-70-percent-support-for-wind-farms\/","title":{"rendered":"New poll reveals 70 percent support for wind farms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In an online survey conducted by Essential Research, 76 per cent of respondents supported building wind farms in Australia to produce renewable energy.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The figures indicate high support across demographic groups and voters.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The research was conducted from May 30 to June 2 and is based on 1049 respondents.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Of those who supported building wind farms, 82 per cent were Labor voters, 71 per cent were Liberal or National Party voters, and 89 per cent were Australian Greens voters.&nbsp;<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Victorian Wind Alliance state co-ordinator Andrew Bray welcomed the news.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mr Bray, who is part of the not-for-profit organisation supporting wind energy, said the research was a reminder that the public overwhelmingly supported wind power, no matter which side of the political fence they were on.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;The research (also) shows that the public aren&rsquo;t swallowing the misleading claims put around by anti-wind campaigners like the Waubra Foundation.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;Wind power is the most cost-effective source of large-scale renewable energy.&nbsp;<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;We should be embracing it in Victoria to deliver jobs, investment and tangible economic benefits to regional areas like Ballarat.&rdquo;<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; But Sarah Laurie, who heads the Waubra Foundation, an organisation examining the health effects of living near wind turbines, said there was a lack of research into the subject.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;There has been a long history of problems at Waubra, Cape Bridgewater and Leonard&rsquo;s Hill,&rdquo; Ms Laurie said. &ldquo;I believe they need to be investigated.&rdquo;<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The data for this report was gathered from a weekly online omnibus conducted by Your Source, an Australian social and&nbsp; market research company specialising in recruitment, field research, data gathering and data analysis.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Other questions put to the respondents concerned Australia&rsquo;s renewable energy target, compulsory, vaccinations, privatising the ABC, sports betting and the manufacturing industry.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; source: http:\/\/www.thecourier.com.au<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecourier.com.au\/story\/1552931\/new-poll-reveals-70-percent-support-for-wind-farms\/?cs=62\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">An online survey on wind farms has 76 per cent of respondents saying more wind farms should be built in Australia. 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