https://theconversation.com/why-windfarms-and-electricity-pylons-have-become-a-major-issue-in-the-welsh-election-279789. "The Greensโ€™ manifesto states that: 'Renewable #energy must be developed responsibly. #Infrastructure such as #pylons & #grid upgrades will be carefully planned to avoid #damage to sensitive #ecosystems & protected #landscapes'. The difference between the #Greens & #Plaid on this issue may become more significant if the 2 parties need to form a #coalition after the #election, as some... predict." Any comment, @HarriettMB?
Why windfarms and electricity pylons have become a major issue in the Welsh election

Green policies including wind farms are turning into a battleground for the Welsh election.

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A good day for pylon spotting #photography #london #electricity #brutalism #pylons
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#photography #water #pylons #reflections #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #vintagelens #helios

My friend @gobfrey sent me this photo. It looks like an origami crease pattern!

Also, he knows exactly the kind of geometric images that I find irresistible.

#origami #pylons

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๐Ÿ’ฌ 0  ๐Ÿ” 0  โค๏ธ 0 ยท The Pylons ยท Stephen Spender The secret of these hills was stone, and cottages Of that stone made, And crumbling roads That turned on sudden hidden villages Now over these smallโ€ฆ

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PHOTOS: Austria turns drab power lines into awe-inspiring metal animals

Itโ€™s part of an effort to increase public acceptance of expanding electrification.

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Austria Is Turning Its Power Lines Into Giant Metal Animals - Yanko Design

https://feddit.uk/post/38424692

Austria Is Turning Its Power Lines Into Giant Metal Animals - Yanko Design - Feddit UK

Few would call a power pylon beautiful, or even interesting. Yet, along Austriaโ€™s power corridors, a visual change is turning utilitarian structures (that often destroy beautiful landscapes) into something more whimsical, more fun, and more fairytale-like. The Austrian Power Giants concept, recently honored by the Red Dot Design Award, swaps those boring pylon shapes for