20-10-2016 12:05 via theguardian.com

The UK public love wind power and they don't even know it

A new poll suggests British people grossly underestimate public support for new energy technologies - is negative news reporting to blame?Back in 2014, David Cameron told the House of Commons Liaison Committee that people are “basically fed up” with wind farms. In 2015, his government then went on to not only cut subsidies for onshore wind, but also make it harder and harder to get planning permission. But politicians are wrong to think wind power is unpopular. Again and again, polls
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