ALL Dorset inhabitants and visitors who treasure the county’s natural beauty and our heritage must actively resist the Navitus Bay Wind Farm project.

The majestic Jurassic Coast is the only natural UNESCO world heritage site in England. During the recent Parliamentary debate on the Navitus Bay Wind Farm was every local member of Parliament whose constituency has a coastline and spoke strongly against the proposals because of their negative effects. It will also be a dangerous hazard to all shipping and yachtsmen crossing from Poole to French ports – especially in foggy conditions. National statistics show the average yearly wind turbine generation is only a fluctuating 27 per cent of their rated capacity – and nothing when their generation is needed most.

The developers are demanding a large subsidy towards the project’s total cost of, at least, £3.5billion – plus an inflated tariff of five per cent, or over £175million, for at least 25 years. An astronomic expense for an inefficient, unreliable system.

A UN report on agriculture has stated: “Animal farming emissions of nitrous oxide are responsible for 65 per cent of global warming.” We need to reduce all pollutants but CO2 is a fraction of all the other pollutants, including gas-fired carbon monoxide – which kills. The Energy Bill 2013, by reducing coal fired power stations, will jeopardise continuity of supply – sacrosanct throughout my working life in electricity supply. To remain competitive in world markets, Germany is building new replacement coal power stations – and has abandoned all future wind farms and radiation polluting uranium plants, like our new costly Hinkley Point.

It is backing the safer, less polluting trial thorium nuclear power stations now being developed throughout the world, including Winfrith.

With government leadership, as in wartime, all these projects could be developed, manufactured and constructed by British industries with public and private investment. The Severn tidal barrage scheme, which would supply six per cent of our country’s needs, is an ideal project.

Nothing works without electricity. Total British control is essential for our national security – as are our armed forces.

JOHN RIDDINGTON, Merriefield Avenue, Broadstone