Hopefully I will be allowed to contradict the assumption that opposition to wind farms also means that an individual does not understand the need for renewable energy supplies. East Stoke is not in Alaska but is situated in Dorset which, like many parts of this country, is relatively well populated and posseses beautiful countryside and coastal scenery.

Solutions which may be acceptable elsewhere do not necessarily work comfortably here. The frustration lies with the imposition of wind farms for political rather than practical reasons.

In the meantime resources are diverted from the development of technology more suited to these islands.

One example is the new idea to utilise osmosis. Apparently there is a way of cleverly mixing sea and fresh water to drive turbines for the production of electricity.

One could imagine plants for this type of energy generation springing up around our coast without being more obtrusive than Swanage sewage works, which, although being right on the seafront, goes mostly unnoticed by visitors and residents.

And, of course, the “Holy Grail” of renewable energy is Nuclear Fusion which would produce limitless amounts of energy with no harmful waste.

It does state in the planning application for East Stoke wind farm that the turbines will be decommissioned in 25 years.

My view is that future generations will not understand the use of a short-term ineffective stop-gap over long-term solutions to pollution and energy supply.

However, I am often told that I do not know what I am talking about so perhaps I should quote The Man From Outer Space who I was talking to down the pub.

He said, "Don’t bother relying on wind turbines. The Martians did and look what happened to them!"

John Curtis, High Street, Swanage