http://www.windaction.org/ facts, analysis, exposure of wind energy's real impacts en-us Windaction hourly 1 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.windaction.org/articles/21922 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:25:33 GMT Turbines towering over a farming community. http://www.windaction.org/articles/21922 http://www.windaction.org/articles/15429 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:22:35 GMT A price worth paying? The Braes O'Doune windfarm towers over Stirling Castle. The 36 looming turbines dominate the skyline of the Braes O'Doune and have angered many local residents, who claim they have blighted one of Scotland's classic vistas. http://www.windaction.org/articles/15429 http://www.windaction.org/articles/13102 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:23:11 GMT Wind farm in Stirling, Scotland. http://www.windaction.org/articles/13102 http://www.windaction.org/articles/11714 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 13:30:57 GMT Areas in the UK disturbed by noise and eyesores. http://www.windaction.org/articles/11714 http://www.windaction.org/articles/7333 Sat, 13 Jan 2007 13:03:28 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/7333 http://www.windaction.org/articles/4822 Sat, 02 Sep 2006 12:17:46 GMT ISLANDERS in Shetland will have the chance for the first time this weekend to see how a 600MW windfarm would affect the isles' landscape. Ever since the massive project was first mooted almost three years ago, public debate has been slow to get started. Today (Saturday 9/2/06) managers behind the Viking Energy project will exhibit computer generated images at the Shetland Showcase Exhibition, in the Lerwick Clickimin Centre. A comprehensive consultation website at www.vikingenergy.co.uk, designed to interact with the public, is also to go live at the weekend. The project has already been branded as far too big for Shetland by one local environmental campaigner. http://www.windaction.org/articles/4822 http://www.windaction.org/articles/2540 Sat, 15 Apr 2006 12:56:18 GMT If you were in any doubt about the pros and cons of building ten wind turbines at Bradwell on Sea, perhaps the photograph below will help you decide. This is the impact just ten such turbines will have on the tranquillity of the area, there could be as many as thirty nine in the adjacent country side if construction is approved.

The photograph, taken from St. Nicholas Church, Tillingham, depicts the view across the Bradwell marshes alongside St. Peter’s Way where the Wind Farm is to be sited. The turbines have been superimposed and are accurately portrayed in both scale and position.

The machines will totally dominate the landscape for four or five miles around, will be visible up to twenty miles away and will seriously affect the ambience and spirituality of St. Peter’s on the Wall which is the oldest church of its type in the world.

The scale and environmental impact of this industrial development in a rural and tranquil area will be enormous. The resulting electricity produced is minimal and expensive; the Carbon Dioxide emission savings are insignificant on a UK scale and too small to measure on a world scale.

Maldon District Council advises that should you want to make representation about this proposal then quote Application No. FUL/MAL/06/00291 and write to The Chief Planning Officer, Council Offices, Princes Road, Maldon, CM9 5DL or email to dc.planning@maldon.gov.uk.</p. Neil Yates On behalf of 900 plus BATTLE members. ]]> A Gale of protest is forming on the Dengie Marshes If you were in any doubt about the pros and cons of building ten wind turbines at Bradwell on Sea, perhaps the photograph below will help you decide. This is the impact just ten such turbines will have on the tranquillity of the area, there could be as many as thirty nine in the adjacent country side if construction is approved. The photograph, taken from St. Nicholas Church, Tillingham, depicts the view across the Bradwell marshes alongside St. Peter’s Way where the Wind Farm is to be sited. The turbines have been superimposed and are accurately portrayed in both scale and position. The machines will totally dominate the landscape for four or five miles around, will be visible up to twenty miles away and will seriously affect the ambience and spirituality of St. Peter’s on the Wall which is the oldest church of its type in the world. The scale and environmental impact of this industrial development in a rural and tranquil area will be enormous. The resulting electricity produced is minimal and expensive; the Carbon Dioxide emission savings are insignificant on a UK scale and too small to measure on a world scale. Maldon District Council advises that should you want to make representation about this proposal then quote Application No. FUL/MAL/06/00291 and write to The Chief Planning Officer, Council Offices, Princes Road, Maldon, CM9 5DL or email to dc.planning@maldon.gov.uk. http://www.windaction.org/articles/2540 http://www.windaction.org/articles/351 Thu, 01 Jan 2004 05:00:00 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/351 http://www.windaction.org/articles/357 Thu, 01 Jan 2004 05:00:00 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/357 http://www.windaction.org/articles/463 Thu, 01 Jan 2004 05:00:00 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/463 http://www.windaction.org/articles/485 Thu, 01 Jan 2004 05:00:00 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/485 http://www.windaction.org/articles/465 Wed, 01 Jan 2003 05:00:00 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/465 http://www.windaction.org/articles/24142 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:07:52 GMT The Government says it wants to cut the red tape and expense involved in generating energy from wind, and insists the new rules will come with strict conditions about noise, size and appearance. But rural campaigners said the changes to the planning system could lead to a 'free-for-all' and warned that the countryside was in danger of being sacrificed in the battle against global warming. http://www.windaction.org/articles/24142 http://www.windaction.org/articles/24137 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:29:16 GMT Magnificent views enjoyed by visitors to an award-winning North East holiday complex would be ruined by plans to build four massive wind turbines nearby, it is claimed. Businessman Alun Moore has invested about £2m over the last 20 years in developing his Beacon Hill holiday centre, 15 self-catering cottages and a luxury spa on a hilltop north west of Morpeth. ...But now Mr Moore fears his business, which employs 14 people locally, will suffer badly if plans by Novera Energy to erect four 101m turbines at nearby Todd Hill, Pigdon, are given the go-ahead. http://www.windaction.org/articles/24137 http://www.windaction.org/articles/24116 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:22:06 GMT Proposals to build Europe's largest onshore windfarm in the Shetland Islands at a cost of £800 million could be scaled back, according to developer Viking Energy, writes Will Nichols. The limited company originally presented plans for the 150 turbine, 540MW project to the Shetland Islands council this summer. However, last week, a spokesman for Viking Energy told NewEnergyFocus.com that the company is to submit an addendum to its plans early in the new year in a response to concerns flagged up during consultation, including over bird life and landscape. http://www.windaction.org/articles/24116 http://www.windaction.org/articles/24064 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:09:36 GMT An application to increase the height of three proposed wind turbines at Flimby has been turned down by Allerdale council. Flimby Wind Energy Limited wanted to increase the height of the turbines from 335ft to 377ft and lengthen the blades. The plans had been recommended for approval by Allerdale planning officers, despite objections from the parish councils of Dearham, Broughton Moor and Seaton. Councillors this week refused the plans by nine votes to six. http://www.windaction.org/articles/24064 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23955 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:40:17 GMT Arbroath fishermen voiced their concerns with regard to proposals for the creation of a wind farm in the Bell Rock area off Arbroath when they met with Angus MP Mike Weir. They had expressed worries that the wind farm could interfere with their traditional fishing grounds. After the meeting Mr Weir said it was vital that the interests of fishermen be taken into account in planning offshore wind farms. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23955 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23714 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:47:40 GMT An East Yorkshire resident is calling for a change in the law so new wind turbines cannot be built near homes Currently there is no minimum separation distance between homes and the structures, but company director Larry Fleming, from Spaldington, near Goole, wants a 2km limit. Villagers are fighting proposals by two separate developers for 14 turbines standing 400ft tall, three times higher than Howden Minster. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23714 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23390 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:05:06 GMT Big name backing has come forward in opposition to two proposed wind farms at Spaldington who claim the turbines would be "visually horrific, inappropriate and ineffective". Throwing their weight behind the STOP (Spaldington Turbines Opposition Project) group is not only Howden and Haltemprice MP David Davies but MEP Godfrey Bloom and international best-selling author Frederick Forsyth. ...David Davis told the Courier this week: "Both of these proposed wind farms would seriously blight the lives of people who live nearby. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23390 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23289 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:53:10 GMT The MP for Mid Worcestershire has called for a ban on commercial wind turbines being constructed within a kilometre of people's homes. ...Speaking after visiting a public exhibition organised by Scottish Power Renewables at Norton and Lenchwick parish hall, the Conservative MP said: "These are effectively 40-storey high structures in open countryside - they must be a reasonable distance from homes. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23289