Stop Turbines In North Cornwall

Links

Links and Resources

 

National & International Opposition Groups:

Link Location Description
Industrial Wind Action Group US &International Facts, analysis, exposure of wind energy's real impacts
National Wind Watch US & International Presenting the facts about industrial wind power
Country Guardian UK National UK conservation group which, since 1991, has campaigned against the construction of wind turbines in environmentally sensitive areas.
Industrial Wind Energy Opposition US & International Lots of resources stating the facts about wind power.

 

Local UK Opposition Groups

Link Location Description
Moorland Without Turbines Isle of Lewis Campign to stop a 'Forty-mile wind farm'.
Moorsyde Action Group Norhumberland Campaigning against a number of proposals, lots of useful info and pictures.
Morwenstow Against Turbines North Cornwall The wind farm application was rejected, but may yet be subject to appeal.

 

Other Resources

Link Description
A Problem With Wind Power, By Eric Rosenbloom Featured in At Issue: What Energy Sources Should Be Pursued, Greenhaven Press, 2005 and Opposing Viewpoints: Global Resources, Gale, 2007
Energy Consumption in Wind Facilities Large wind turbines require a large amount of energy to operate.
The Wayward Wind, by Jon Boone Incisive critique
Articles by Mark Duchamp Special attention to birds
Report by John Mollica Setback, icing, structural failure, noise
The aesthetic dissonance of industrial wind machines by Jon Boone Incisive critique of wind power's aesthetic chic
Articles by Nina Pierpont Vibroacoustic disease caused by industrial wind turbines
An Ill Wind, by Nigel Barnes Extensive compilation of arguments