JOHN Bainbridge, (Letters, February 24), is misguided with his irrational and alarmist comments on wind turbines. These will be necessary and welcome additions to our landscape outside of the National Parks as we build more sustainable communities powered by clean renewable energy. Why shouldn?t communities benefit directly from their local wind farm? With our fragmented, privatised electricity generation and distribution network, cash payments into a community fund is an easy way for all local people to benefit. What could be more efficient than power generation without the input cost of fuel? Consequently, renewable energy is likely to give us greater price stability compared to oil, coal and gas. The scientific consensus on climate change is that unless we reduce greenhouse gas emissions significantly, we will reach the point of no return within the next 10 to 20 years. That would have a devastating impact upon Dartmoor, including the loss of our much-loved bluebells, and many native trees. So if Dartmoor Preservation Association is serious about preserving landscape (and much more besides) they should be supporting wind farm developments. I invite your readers to visit http://www.yes2wind.com">www.yes2wind.com and http://www.choosecleanENERGY.com">www.choosecleanENERGY.com for more factual information. Andrew Clements Blackstreet House South Tawton
