"Sally, I couldn't agree with you more with regard to development on the green belt, especially when York has so many brown field sites awaiting development.
However, as soon as you mention this invisible carbon footprint, your argument disintegrated.
The green belt needs protecting from any kind of development and that includes giant wind turbines. Once it has been destroyed you are not likely to get it back. We are making lots more people but no more land.
Carbon footprints are a distraction as a part of UK / EU self destruction.
USA, China, India, Canada, Russia and I believe Japan are not signed up to the latest Kyoto treaty.
So, what was all that carbon footprint to Doha last Month all about then, including all those that went in the December's before.
Hot air perhaps or a Jolly for the warmers?"