Mad Miliband Seeks To Cover UK Waterways With Solar Panels

Not enough to destroy farmland and force the selling of peoples homes, these mad greenies are coming for the waterways next!

Ed Miliband’s latest solar roadmap, unveiled as part of Labour’s push for net zero by 2050, is a reckless and misguided plan that prioritises ideological zeal over practicality and environmental sanity. His proposal to cover Britain’s lakes and reservoirs with floating solar panels, alongside plastering 376 square miles of land—equivalent to three times the size of Birmingham—with solar panels, is not just impractical; it’s an assault on the natural beauty and ecological balance of the British countryside. This scheme, which aims to quadruple solar energy use by 2030, is a textbook example of green dogma gone mad, ignoring the virtues of CO2 and the destructive footprint of so-called renewable energy.

The roadmap starts out with some points that seem to make sense “This Roadmap presents the final conclusions of the Solar Taskforce, setting out the steps government and industry will take to seize these opportunities – from installing solar on as many new newbuild homes as possible through the Futures Homes Standard to exploring how to maximise the potential of solar canopies on car parks.”

Solar panels on new builds and on canopies of car parks, makes sense. Although if we were to use SMRs or rely on the cheap reliable hydrocarbons then we probably wouldn’t need any of them anyway. But energy independence is a good goal to aim for. But then someone somewhere just throws in water ways as if they are the same as putting solar panels on roof tops. Madness!

“we plan to drive forward deployment of solar across multifunctional uses of space such as rooftops, car parks and water bodies whilst maintaining planning protections for our best agricultural land”

Well the last bit smells like bullshit as well because as you can see in this climate con exclusive report endless acres of prime farmland has been carved up for a solar farm and this is happening all over the country.

The Attempts To Steam Roll Local Authorities Resistance

Clearly the mad greenies are getting frustrated with the fierce local resistance they face all across the country from the solar panel roll out. This is why the new plan seeks to override local authorities’ autonomy by prioritising national solar targets (45-47 GW by 2030) over local concerns. The roadmap’s reforms, including raising the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP) threshold to 100 MW and aligning with the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), shift oversight of larger solar projects to central government, limiting Local Planning Authorities’ (LPAs) ability to reject proposals based on issues like farmland loss or landscape impacts. Organizations like CPRE criticise the dismissal of food security concerns and streamlined approvals, which they say risk alienating rural communities and eroding local democracy. The roadmap’s £100m funding for planning departments is seen as pressuring LPAs to align with national goals, reducing their capacity to reflect community resistance, particularly in Reform-led councils overseeing significant proposed solar capacity. Critics warn that inadequate community engagement and rushed processes could fuel opposition and legal challenges, as seen in cases like the Botley West Solar Farm.

The Botley West Solar Farm, an 840 MW project spanning 1,000 hectares in Oxfordshire, faces legal challenges due to its NSIP status, which bypasses West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC) for approval by the Planning Inspectorate and Secretary of State. WODC’s June 2025 Local Impact Report, supported by Cherwell and Vale of White Horse councils, demands a “dramatic reduction” in scale, citing “major harm” to heritage, landscape, agriculture, and flood risks, with no positive impacts identified. Stop Botley West campaigners argue the project threatens food security and local ecosystems, pushing for rooftop solar alternatives. Resistance includes registering as interested parties with the Inspectorate (Bo*************@pl******************.uk) to submit concerns during the ongoing examination phase. Post-decision, judicial review within six weeks can challenge procedural flaws. Community groups can leverage doubled community benefit funds (£440,000 annually) and collaborate with CPRE to amplify local opposition.

Solar Panels Are Not Green

Now, let’s address the absurdity of blanketing waterways with solar panels. Lakes and reservoirs aren’t just bodies of water; they’re ecosystems teeming with life, from fish to waterfowl, that depend on sunlight and open space. Covering them with floating panels risks disrupting aquatic habitats, blocking sunlight essential for photosynthesis in aquatic plants, and altering water temperatures, which could devastate biodiversity. Miliband’s plan dismisses these concerns, with reports suggesting he wants to make it harder for locals to object, effectively steamrolling community voices in favour of centralised green mandates. This top-down approach reeks of arrogance, prioritising arbitrary climate targets over the people and wildlife who will bear the consequences.

Moreover, the narrative that CO2 is a villain driving catastrophic climate change is a tired trope that ignores its role as a fundamental building block of life. CO2 is plant food, fuelling photosynthesis and boosting crop yields. Studies, like those from NASA show that increased atmospheric CO2 has led to global greening, with a 15% increase in vegetation cover since the 1980s. Miliband’s obsession with slashing CO2 emissions through solar expansion dismisses this benefit, chasing a net-zero fantasy that could starve ecosystems of a vital nutrient. Instead of embracing CO2’s role in enhancing agricultural productivity, his roadmap sacrifices fertile farmland and clean waterways for solar panels, threatening food security. Projects like Shotwick Solar Park in North Wales, which Miliband’s policies emulate, destroy prime agricultural land, reducing our ability to feed ourself.

Then because of the huge scale of new solar panels being planned people are looking at the force selling of their homes! Norfolk residents are currently battling this.

Ed Miliband’s solar roadmap, with its plan to blanket Britain’s waterways and landscapes with solar panels, not only threatens ecosystems and farmland but also introduces a hidden danger: the long-term leaching of toxic chemicals from solar panels. These panels, hailed as green saviours, are laden with hazardous materials that pose significant environmental and health risks as they av, undermining the very ecological purity Miliband claims to champion.

Solar panels contain toxic substances like lead, cadmium, and antimony, used in their construction to enhance efficiency. Cadmium telluride, a common component in thin-film solar panels, is particularly concerning. Studies, such as those from the Journal of Hazardous Materials, indicate that cadmium—a known carcinogen—can leach into soil and water when panels are damaged, improperly disposed of, or exposed to prolonged weathering. Over time, rainwater can erode panel encapsulations, releasing these toxins into surrounding environments. For floating solar arrays on Britain’s lakes and reservoirs, this leaching risks contaminating drinking water sources and aquatic ecosystems, poisoning fish and disrupting food chains. Multiple studies are now emerging showing the massive amounts of toxic waste soon to be filling landfills.

None of this is green or environmentally friendly! It is absolutely insane. There seems to be no limits to just how far these mad greenies will go. We all have to do our part to stop them or our very habitat will be so full of toxic chemicals it will be dangerous to even go for a swim. Pollution of our habitat is a very real problem we face. Not the minuscule impact we have on climate like we outlined in these easy to understand charts.