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Turbines can not ’swamp the region’
The Government must avoid “swamping” the region with wind turbines to tackle climate change, a Labour MP has warned. Sedgefield MP Phil Wilson challenged Energy Minister Joan Ruddock in the Commons amid fears the North East could see a massive wind farm expansion as ministers face ambitious targets for renewable energy production. “My constituency covers the Tees valley plain, which, according to an independent report, can cater for between only 20 and 25 wind turbines, but 62 are planned and pr







