Alerts Category: England
These postings are provided to help publicize the efforts of affiliated groups and individuals related to industrial wind energy development. Most of the notices posted here are not the product of nor are they necessarily endorsed by National Wind Watch.
Thank you from Shropshire!
I would like to express a very heartfelt thank you to everyone that has sent in their congratulations to VORTEX following the dismissal of Nuon’s appeal against the refusal of permission to build 7 massive turbines in the middle of our community. We have received hundreds of thank-you letters and congratulatory e-mails – and I have also received a beautiful bouquet of flowers and a hamper. THANK YOU everyone – it has been a pleasure to work with the community . . .
England, Newsletters •
Source: Friends of Eden, Lakeland and Lunesdale Scenery (FELLS)
FELLS newsletter no. 18, summer 2009
Contents: Armistead & Sillfield Public Inquiry, a view from Stephen Hinchliffe (Ablot) and Rob McQuarrie (STOP) Stop Press: new wind farm scheme in pipeline at Kelleth Rigg Wave of New Applications Shows No Signs of Slowing Arctic Ice Cap Rule 6 Party Status and Countryside Protection Consortium of South Lakes (CPCSL) Spate of Public Inquiries Summer Fundraising Events
Action alerts, Aesthetics, England, Environment, Fundraisers, Publications •
Source: Rochdale Observer
Monsters on the Moorland: Rochdale band competition
“The unique moorland landscapes of the Pennines are under threat like never before. If developers have their way, much of the North’s precious uplands will be covered by a new breed of massive wind turbines towering over 400 feet high and all in the name of saving the environment! Watergrove Reservoir.” Please click here to see a diagram of how tall these wind farms really are. “The Pennine peat has been storing carbon dioxide for millions of years and ripping . . .
Ecotricity turbine construction in Bristol
Here is a time-lapse video showing the huge scale involved in the erection of a giant wind turbine.
Construction of Scout Moor Wind Farm
Paul Anderson of Ramsbottom documented the construction of the Scout Moor Wind Farm over the last 18 months, after Peel Holdings sent him on a health and safety induction and supplied him with all the safety gear and gave him unlimited site access to photograph the project. After supplying Peel with some 2,000 images, he used 14 of the 6,000 other images for a limited-edition calendar, and posted over 400 images on the Geograph web site: Click here.
Den Brook appeal granted for 24th and 25th July 2008
One of the key concerns of the residents who formed the Den Brook Judicial Review Group has been that noise issues relating to the proposed Den Brook Valley Wind Farm were not fairly addressed. The data used by RES, the wind farm developers, to determine noise levels was never made public. Finally after 3 years of lobbying, and a hearing at the High Court in March 2008, a few weeks ago RES released the background noise data, and professional experts . . .
Important Precedent to Assist Us All
Mid-Devon’s Den Brook wind farm saga has been going on for more than 4 years now. Our Judicial Review team are appalled by what they’ve recently discovered and are more than ever determined to try and achieve another important precedent to assist all who are, or who are likely to be, affected by wind turbine noise. Permission has been given to appeal the recent high court decision and we go to the Court of Appeal in only three weeks time, . . .
