Severn Barrage

I have been told that there is a better alternative + The government's love for big,
expensive projects means that is neglects completely the idea of tidal
lagoons in the estury and Swansea bay, which could generate the same amount
of electricity taking up a fraction of the area, not blocking off the estury
itself and having minimal impact on wildlife. There was a presentation on
this at Swansea conference which made any idea look silly in comparison.

Severn Barrage
GOVERNMENT UNVEILS SEVERN BARRAGE FEASIBILITY PROJECT

The Government has decided to carry out a full-scale feasibility study into a possible power-producing barrage across the Severn Estuary...
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/news/?1115315177021

Charles Clover: The alternative to a barrage is four new nuclear power stations. Anyone can see that is the less environmentally damaging option.

Telegraph 28th Sept 2007
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2007/09/27/earthlog127.xml

Letter: bewildering that Friends of the Earth are in opposition to this scheme on the grounds of damage to wildlife in the estuary. This could be a serious mistake. In my opinion (and that of the Government's chief scientist) global warming is the chief threat to mankind. And melting icecaps will not just end our way of life but destroy the environment of the birdlife in the estuary anyway.


Independent 28th Sept 2007
http://comment.independent.co.uk/letters/article3007097.ece