Countryfile presenter Matt Baker has waded into the debate over wind farms by questioning their effectiveness. http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/24/02/2012/131618/Countryfile39s-Matt-Baker-hits-out-at-wind-farms.htm#
We are a small beleaguered community in the shadow of Whitelee windfarm – the largest onshore windfarm in Europe, – in need of help!. This is a part of the impact of Whitelee on my home and yes, I can hear the turbines (see featured image above). As if this Read more
DENVER — As the Obama administration seeks to clear a path for more renewable energy projects, it has increasingly found itself caught between two staunch allies: the wind energy industry and environmental organizations. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/17/science/earth/a-struggle-to-balance-wind-energy-with-wildlife.html?_r=0
If the oceans have eaten the heat, then it certainly isn’t to be found in the Arctic Ocean – that’s for sure! – See more at: http://notrickszone.com/#sthash.LxM6MvZ0.dpuf http://notrickszone.com/
The wind industry trade association RenewableUK has published detailed new scientific research on wind energy acoustics. http://www.renewableuk.com/en/news/press-releases.cfm/renewableuk-publishes-new-research-on-wind-energy-acoustics
Only 15 of 521 sites have a noise problem caused by turbine blades stalling when wind speed drops – and software can fix it http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/dec/16/turbine-noise-windfarm
Hundreds of jobs at a solar panel factory are set to be lost after electronics firm Sharp announced plans to cease production at its facility in Wales. http://www.energyvoice.com/2013/12/hundreds-jobs-go-sharp-axes-uk-solar-panel-plant/
Last week, the EU missed an opportunity to end the most wasteful green programme of our time – one which costs billions of pounds annually and causes at least 30 million people to go hungry every year. By failing to agree a cap on the use of biofuels, the Council Read more