Wind Farms

Wind Farms Are Not Only Beautiful, They're Absolutely Necessary
Response: Turbines are vital in the fight against climate change. That is why I've applied for four of them, says Simon Gourlay

A Blot of Turbines
Michael Berkeley: The rush for more green energy via wind farms risks sacrificing our most beautiful landscapes

Renewable Energy: European Utilities Acquire Shell's Stake in World's Largest Offshore Windfarm
Energy minister claims project could attract £3bn investment to north-east alone

How My Interest In Crystal Started In A Windmill
We all have our stories of how we got started in a hobby or some other activity. Mine is probably a bit unusual.

America’s First Offshore Wind Farm On Nantucket Sound
Article on America's First offshore wind farm.

Nimbys Can't Be Allowed to Put a Block on Wind Farms
Plans to meet renewable energy targets are being stymied by local councils - mostly run by the Tories and the SNP. By Polly Toynbee

The Wind Farm Debate
How much power do wind turbines produce and the debate for wind turbines on both houses and large scale is increasing.

An Ugly Face of Ecology
We need to be honest. Wind farms are a necessary evil, but they will not overcome the crisis of climate change. George Monbiot

Countryside Alliance
Behind the rural nimbyism of the protests against wind farms is the sinister presence of the nuclear lobby.

Wind Farms - Tilting at Windmills
A couple of days ago, I casually mentioned to Sir Martin Doughty - the chair of English Nature and undisputed champion of the countryside - that I like the look of wind farms.

Nuclear Reaction
Wind farms supply clean, green energy but opponents are whipping up local protests to block expansion. With good timing, as sweltering Europe ponders an overheating world, the first of 30 turbines was this week erected at Britain's first major offshore wind farm.

Tilting at Windmills
Many Italians consider the moral blackmail of Italian Radical party member Marco Pannella's latest hunger strike has obscured the merits of his causes, writes Philip Willan.