James Lovelock wins Observer Lifetime Award

"Christine watching Bob Deverill on his tractor, with Marleycombe Down behind"
Painting by James Lovelock, as shown on this page of the Artists against wind farms website (made during my walk round Devon's wind farm sites in 2006).

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jun/10/james-lovelock-observer-lifetime-achievement-award?intcmp=122

A quote from the article by Colin Blakemore, in The Guardian:

"He is withering in his criticism of the "scam" of commercial exploitation of renewable technology"

Posted by Christine Lovelock

Torrington couple speak out about turbine noise

Darracott Daisies, by Christine Lovelock, painted after walking round Devon's wind farm sites in 2006. The turbines are in the field beside Darracott Reservoir.

Some sad news for a Torrington couple. Sometimes it's better not to show the turbines.

http://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/news/our_sleepless_nights_with_the_wind_turbines_1_914875

Rising electricity bills

" 'Leccy price hike: Greens to blame as well as energy biz. Who's paying for your neighbour's solar panels? You are"

Article by Lewis Page on The Register.

Here's a quote:

"In essence the ROC scheme is a hidden tax on electricity which is used to subsidise renewables. But a flat tax like that - one which hits poorer people, to whom the electricity bill is a noticeable expense, disproportionately hard - would be politically difficult to implement, so the way it is kept off the government's books is particularly cunning."

Ecocide, by Josh at
www.cartoonsbyjosh.com

China and Scotland

Thanks to a Scottish campaigner for these links:
http://www.renewablesinternational.net/china-leads-world-in-installed-wind-power/150/505/29965/

Installed doesn't mean producing electricity...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-13634300

They are worried about rising electricity costs so they want to use a technology that makes electricity even more expensive (and hurts the poorest among us, like single mothers and those out of work, for example, most of all.)

Near Ilfracombe, North Devon

A beautiful morning on the hills near Ilfracombe. As we stood and watched these blades go by, we could see Wales across the sea, and the coastline towards Lynton, as well as the hills of Exmoor. How could anyone have dreamt that such industrialisation would be forced upon rural Devon - in the name of environmentalism?
And just by the way, for anyone who has watched Windfarm Wars, the blades coming to the Denbrook Valley near Dartmoor will be bigger than these ones. All the better to be seen from Yes Tor, of course.

More about Priors Hardwick and Wormleighton

http://www.princess-diana-remembered.com/1/post/2011/2/earl-spencers-plans-for-wind-farm-generate-fury-among-his-tenants.html