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Jorda kan ikke fikses ved å ødelegge naturen
[Are windmills real as good as everyone says? I answer no.] Er vindmøller virkelig så bra som alle sier? Jeg svarer nei. Vindkraftverk forårsaker utrolig mye ødeleggelse av urørt natur. For å sette opp en vindmølle blir det bygd store veier bare for å kunne frakte vindmøllene til der de skal stå. Disse veiene går rett gjennom store områder med urørt natur. Bredden på veiene kan være opp til 20 meter, men selve ødeleggelsene er større på grunn av sprengninger . . . Complete story »
Folkehelse og støy i Marker – politikernes ansvar!
[Noise from wind power plants is one of many impacts that can create great burdens for both people and animals. Many neighbors of wind power plants experience health problems due to noise, shadow casts, and visual pollution with high-intensity flashing lights. These can lead to migraines, atrial fibrillation, high blood pressure, ringing in the ears, stress, and depression.] Støy fra vindkraftverk er en av mange påvirkninger som kan skape store belastninger for både folk og dyr. Mange naboer til vindkraftverk . . . Complete story »
Tillämpa försiktighetsprincipen även för vindkraft | Apply the precautionary principle also to wind power
Att vindkraft ses som en central del i omställningen, både på land och till havs, har skapat debatt och vindkraftsprojektörerna möter stort lokalt motstånd. Vågar vi släppa lös en så omfattande satsning som vi vet innehåller giftiga kemikalier och som avger betydande buller utan att veta mer om effekterna på vare sig miljö, djur eller människor? skriver Magnus Henrekson, Helen Karlsson och Bengt Ståhlbom. Till följd av klimatförändringarna sker nu ett viktigt arbete för att ersätta fossila bränslen med förnybara . . . Complete story »
Joining the dots of the proposed Trydan Gwyrdd Cymru — Glyn Cothi Wind Farm
‘Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.’ —C.S. Lewis You can’t have failed to notice that there is a ‘gold rush’ taking place all over Wales. There are huge profits to be made from giant wind and solar farm developments, and the Welsh Government doesn’t want to miss out! But don’t panic, this is all done for our own good. Trydan Gwyrdd Cymru is a limited company, wholly owned . . . Complete story »
Industrialisation of Scotland’s wild heartland must be put to an end
Our wild places are constantly changing. Since the glaciers retreated, they have been shaped by economics as highlighted in the famous play The Cheviot, The Stag And The Black, Black Oil. Today, the rate of change is unprecedented – in essence, we are seeing a gold rush, and many of our wild places are now being given over to industrial development. It’s time for a pause, to review the cumulative impacts, so we can all understand the consequence of the . . . Complete story »
The green lobby’s dishonest crusade for solar and wind
You wake up to an alarm, flick on the light, brew coffee, and drive to work. Every step requires energy – the stuff that shares the coin of physical reality with matter, the E in E = MC2. It keeps homes warm, food fresh and economies running. Supplying 80% of the world’s primary energy, coal, oil and natural gas make up the lifeblood of modern civilization. Yet, there continue to be calls for the abandonment of these fuels without any . . . Complete story »
Nantucket’s big, beautiful blunder
9A: “Any portion of a public statement that Nantucket intends to make related to the settlement that references the GE Vernova Released Parties will be subject to pre-approval by GE Vernova …” 9B: “Nantucket will not make any public statements concerning the Incident or the GE Vernova Released Parties response to the Incident that disparages the GE Vernova Released Parties in any manner. Statements made in violation of Section 9A will constitute a material breach of the Agreement”. Complete story »
‘Skye is not for sale’: Scottish Highland residents stand strong as wind farm inquiry takes off
An inquiry into plans to double the size of turbines on Skye started this week. A councillor from the Isle of Skye who resigned from a council’s planning process over the way developments are handled has spoken out against wind farm plans at the centre of a public inquiry this week. Ruaridh Stewart joined members of the community pushing back against plans to repower Ben Aketil wind farm, near Dunvegan, at the hearing on Monday. The proposals involve reducing the . . . Complete story »
Highland fury as pylons march south with Scotland’s wind power
How democratic does this look to you? Pylons are marching across the landscape of the Highlands, Moray, Aberdeenshire and Angus to bring (mostly) wind energy from rural areas to (mostly) power England. That’s hard to dispute because Scotland produced 113% of its electricity consumption through renewables in 2022 – so we are wind-full unless Scots can use or store that energy locally in a way our Margaret Thatcher-devised, Westminster-controlled energy system doesn’t currently allow. So instead, 34% of all energy . . . Complete story »
Industrial wind scam returns – Is your town in the sacrifice zone?
The towns of Ellery, North Harmony, Stockton, Sherman, Westfield, and Ripley are being targeted by Bedrock Renewables. Bedrock gets lots of Federal, State and local subsidy money if they succeed in erecting 600-foot industrial wind turbines across the western portion of Chautauqua County. NYISO states the power realized from onshore wind is 24% of rated capacity but “is actually 10% due to being out of phase with grid demand” (Power Trends). One 450 foot wind turbine tower is made of . . . Complete story »