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Wind farms a disgrace, says Philip
Monday 21 November 2011
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The Duke of Edinburgh condemned on-shore wind farms as "a disgrace" and accused those who support them of believing in a "fairytale".
He told an executive from a wind turbine company that wind farms were "absolutely useless, completely reliant on subsidies" and "would never work".
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