Monday, May 31, 2010

Berlin Demonstration

Read the report,and see the videos and photos of the Berlin demonstration against windfarms of May 15, 2010 at this link:


http://www.epaw.org/events.php?article=de1

Friday, May 21, 2010

The Scotsman

Good for the Scotsman, telling its readers what their country will look like if the madness continues, and how much the devastation will cost them.

In a part of last Sunday's Countryfile, John Craven went to Orkney and the excerpt about this illustrated another horror - wave power didn't seem so benign either, as fishermen and an artist there pointed out. You can still see this on bbciplayer. Prepare yourself for something that looks nearly as horrific as wind turbines - imagine going in search of peace and tranquility to the loneliest and wildest parts of the world, only to be faced by seas covered with these monstrosities.

Why is that "political Greens" - driven by their anti-nuclear stance above their love for the natural world - will always choose renewables first, no matter how much environmental degradation they cause? Or how much it will cost - remembering electricity costs fall hardest on the poor.


Friday, May 14, 2010

Mark Lynas on the LibDem energy policy

http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2010/03/lib-dems-lynas-nuclear-energy

Back to Victorian times - shivering in the cold?

There is much to be cheerful about in the fact that we have a new government - but their environmental and energy policies are a disaster.

At a time when we are in desperate financial straights, the new Coalition Government has chosen policies that will hurt the poorest in our society through increased costs for heating and electricity, while doing very little to reduce CO2 emissions. It is quite possible (see this New Scientist article for example) that our winters will become more severe in the near future: are we all going to shiver in the dark?

To learn more, read this excellent analysis by the Tax Payers Alliance.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Demonstration in Germany

For anyone who can make it (sorry for the late notice) there is a public demonstration on the 15th of May, meeting at the Brandenberg Gate in the centre of Berlin at 2 p.m.

There are already 25,000 wind turbines in Germany and an additional 25,000 new generation wind turbines are likely to be installed.

The people of Germany need help in their protest
!

If you can, join them in Berlin so that together we can show our discontent with this tyranny against man and nature.

If you cannot come to Berlin, please send them a short letter of support.

Messages of support, and reports about experiences of fighting against and living with wind turbines have already been published on the new website: www.windwahn.de

They call for a global movement against the destruction of man and nature by the wind industry and its profiteers.


Sunday, May 2, 2010

www.wind-watch.org

There is a very good video on wind-watch at the moment called "Industrial Wind Energy Information."

This video, created by Bill Welty of Ogle County, Illinois, is a compilation of video clips from residents of Mars Hill, Maine; Meyersdale, Pennsylvania; Tug Hill, New York; and Ellis County, Kansas, as well as other videos that available at www.wind-watch.org/videos.

Topics in the video include Wind Company Tactics, Visual Concerns, Property Values, Damage and Liability, Health Concerns, Noise Pollution, Flickering Shadows, Wildlife Impacts, Money, and Destruction of Scenery.

Full resolution DVDs can be purchased from Bill Welty for $5 each, more details on the wind-watch website.