A proposal to extend Parc Cynog windfarm at Pendine is being supported by a leading environmental organisation. Friends of the Earth Cymru has written to Carmarthenshire County Council urging it to approve the planning application to add six wind turbines to the five that already exist. According to the group, the larger windfarm would make a valuable contribution to locally generated clean energy and would comply with both planning and energy policy. It is estimated that the extended windfarm would generate enough electricity to meet the annual needs of around 6,000 homes. In their letter, Friends of the Earth has also strongly criticised the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority for stating that the application should be rejected as it would spoil the view from Tenby. Friends of the Earth spokesperson, Gordon James, said: "Wind power is one of the cleanest forms of energy available. The fuel is free, abundant and inexhaustible, and no carbon dioxide or waste is produced when energy is being generated. It is technologically the most advanced of the renewable sources of energy and one of the most cost- effective. It has a great deal to offer in a world that needs all the clean energy it can get if it is to overcome the growing threat posed by climate change. "Almost every week, we hear of fresh scientific evidence that shows that the impacts of climate change are worse, and are happening sooner, than anticipated. We are seeing evidence of the human suffering and economic cost of extremes of weather in Britain and many other parts of the world at the moment. This will get far worse unless we start cutting emissions of climate changing gases, such as carbon dioxide, very soon. "We are pleased that the new Welsh Assembly Government environment minister, Jane Davidson, has given such a high priority to tackling climate change and backed the role of wind energy in helping to reduce emissions. We estimate that Wales could generate a quarter of its electricity from a combination of onshore and offshore wind within a few years." The response of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority has come in for swingeing criticism. Gordon James continued: "The National Park Authority's main reason for objecting is that the wind turbines would be visible from parts of Tenby, which is approximately14 kilometres away, and then, it seems, only on clear days. "We find it bizarre that an authority that is meant to protect the natural environment should object to turbines that will help to reduce the impacts of climate change, and which lie well outside of its boundary, while it has not objected to the far greater visual impact of the LNG facilities, which will emit significant amounts of carbon dioxide, within and adjacent to the National Park at Milford Haven. "Despite the frightening evidence that is now emerging about climate change, the National Park Authority appears to be willing to give the green light to large fossil fuel developments whilst being negative about renewable energy systems that have lesser landscape impacts." Friends of the Earth Cymru believes that the Parc Cynog planning application should be approved as it complies with Welsh Assembly Government policy, 'Planning for Renewable Energy', and also with Carmarthenshire County Council policy as outlined in its Unitary Development Plan. The group has also submitted with its letter to the Count Council a briefing, 'Wind Power: Ten Myths Explained', that refutes arguments put forward by opponents of wind energy.