ON the wind farm issue, John Beesley refers to “assertions” from The Green Party, but then surely we can distinguish between assertion, and on the other hand intelligible arguments. An argument being no different to any explanation that holds to the facts.

So again it holds that the 660 foot turbines are from Bournemouth 13 miles out at sea (69,000 feet). By triangulation it follows the turbines at that distance will be tiny faint images on the horizon, viewed from beaches no more height than the tip of a finger nail.

It is also a fact that not a murmur or whisper of turbine sound will reach the beaches. Turbines spaced at over “700 meters” apart are no threat to any vessels. And add to that sub-sea turbine bases make ideal havens for fish and crustaceans to flourish.

As also it is a fact that the heritage coast is the Dorset cliff formation, not the sea-bed ten miles out at sea. And that is cliff formations that have withstood millions of years of ocean pounding.

And for Conor Burns on the matter of “the wrong location” – the wind farm is at this off-shore location, Mr Burns, because our huge conurbation is where the energy is needed. Longer transmissions are hugely more costly.

In the end personally I am very sorry that these brilliant and safe off-shore turbines cannot be viewed as hugely impressive engineering – majestic structures testament to 21st century human intelligence, playing their part combating the on-coming horrors of world climate warming.

Jeff Williams

Jubilee Road Parkstone