Charlie Brooks and the Copenhagen Summit

Interesting article in The Telegraph today:

He highlights the fact that all Germany's subsidies for wind and solar power have cost colossal amounts of money "without much benefit to the environment or the country's energy security."

Mexico

Found on www.wind-watch.org, an interesting looking Spanish language video from Mexico, with Dutch sub-titles.
The Mexicans being interviewed do not look very happy, although without a translation we cannot know for sure. Whatever they may be saying, it is obvious that the turbines do not enhance the Mexican landscape.

A very special Christmas Concert

The view from Nichols Nymet House (photograph sent by Muriel Goodman)

The Exeter University Choir will be at Nichols Nymet House, just outside North Tawton in Mid Devon, on Friday 11 December for a Christmas Concert. Tickets are £10 which includes mulled wine and mince pies, and doors open at 7 for 7.30 pm.

Phone 01837 82626 for more details.

For more about the fight to stop 9 giant turbines being built close to North Tawton, go to the website: www.denbrookvalley.co.uk/

Japanese government to study effects of wind farms on health

Some interesting news from Japan, found on www.wind-watch.org...

Another school turbine hits the dust

Following on after news that we linked to recently about a turbine collapse at a school in Raasay, Scotland, the Daily Mail reported on another turbine accident at a school in Norfolk, England.
In these days of often hysterical fuss about Health and Safety, why are so many schools encouraged to put wind power generators on or near to school grounds?

If you want more information about turbine accidents, go to the Caithness Windfarm Information Forum website.

Sensible words

Good for David Davis, bringing some sense to the debate about energy policies. As he says, you don't need to wear a hair shirt and ruin beautiful countryside in order to be cost-effective, keep the lights on and reduce carbon emissions. Go to BBC News for more...

The Wind Farm Scam - now on Amazon

This book by Dr John Etherington - which is rapidly becoming a best seller - is now on Amazon. On amazon. co.uk, read the Reviews, especially one by artist Jenny Keal (see more about her on the website she shares with her husband David Bellamy). Jenny says that (quote) "The Wind Farm Scam answered all my questions, it laid out in clear, easy to follow tables and charts the reason why we should stop building wind turbines today."

There is also a link on the Amazon page to a Forum, with Discussion on the subject: Forget Climate Change, it's energy shortages we need to worry about.

This discussion is important because whatever your position on climate change might be, wind power is not the answer to the problem of what to do about it. As Jon Boone says in his review of the book on amazon.com (quote) "... wind technology mirrors the subprime mortgage scams that wreaked havoc with the American economy". Jon is another artist whose work can be seen on the www.artistsagainstwindfarms.com website