Wind Farms
Many people are against covering the most beautiful and remote parts of Britain with these "installations". Here are a few. Join our debate in the "wind farms" forum.
Bats in Danger
From out North of England Desk.
News Release
Impacts of wind farms on bats: a Practical
Approach (14 May 2007)
Sited in the wrong location wind developments can have negative ecological
impacts. Atkins is working with clients to choose suitable sites and to assess
and mitigate the environmental effects of these schemes.
Bats are
the new 'hot' topic in the assessment of the environmental effects of wind
developments and Atkins' ecologists are at the forefront of deciphering new
guidelines. The aim is to devise a practical approach to surveying and
undertaking impact assessments for these legally protected species.
The
threat to birds from wind turbines is widely recognised in Europe but evidence
is also now emerging that wind farms may have a detrimental impact on bats -
through collision with turbine blades, loss of foraging/
Bernard Ingham Trashes Wind Power
From the "HEBDEN BRIDGE TIMES" March 1st 2007
by Bernard Ingham
Let’s not beat about the bush: if C
It's a World Wide Problem
USA also concerned about Windfarms.
The concern about windfarms, their associated "Green wash" and the problems they pose to communities is not limited to the UK ( but you guessed this already ).
In the US there is a great web site from an organisation called "National Wind Watch". We recommend you check this one out to see what is happenning stateside. In their own words:-
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