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The iCan rules are reasonable in my view, the only quibble I have is that 2 people have commented on my article "Why Wind Turbines?" but I cannot get back to them to answer their comments. Shouldn't people making comments be iCan members?
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Comment contributed by: Colin Munn,
Blaenau Gwent,
on 30 March 2004
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