Opposing wind farms is as 'socially unacceptable' as not wearing a seatbelt or failing to stop at a zebra crossing, says the climate change minister.
In a speech that infuriated rural campaigners, Ed Miliband said the Government should be tougher in pushing through controversial wind turbine schemes.
His comments - made at the screening of a new film warning of the effects of climate change - came as environmentalists said the massive expansion of onshore wind farms was threatening some of Britain's best-loved countryside.
In a speech that infuriated rural campaigners, Ed Miliband said the Government should be tougher in pushing through controversial wind turbine schemes.
His comments - made at the screening of a new film warning of the effects of climate change - came as environmentalists said the massive expansion of onshore wind farms was threatening some of Britain's best-loved countryside.
