
Wind power now UK’s cheapest source of electricity – but the Government continues to resist onshore turbines. That was the headline in the Independent this time last week. I’m not suggesting for a moment that you’re an Independent reader but
by James Delingpole19 Oct 2015, 8:58 AM PST0

If just reading the words ‘wind turbines’ makes you feel physically sick then spare a thought for the people who have had them thrust into their lives. A new report shows living near a wind turbine may harm emotional wellbeing after
by Simon Kent14 Jul 2015, 5:24 AM PST0

Germans in Cologne had a shock last weekend as several areas experienced black outs three times in 24 hours. One outage lasted for 45 minutes. Among other places hit in the region was the popular amusement park Phantasialand. German blogger
by Danny Lee Weston8 Apr 2015, 6:06 AM PST0

Thousands of mega-wind turbines more than double the height of Big Ben could be set up across Britain if the wind power industry gets its way. A “cost reduction task force” has argued that constructing more mega-turbines would bring down
by Donna Rachel Edmunds3 Apr 2015, 9:05 AM PST0

The Scottish government is riding roughshod over planning regulations and scientific evidence by pursuing plans to “build a huge wind farm” across Scotland, Kate Mavor, the outgoing chief executive of the National Trust for Scotland has said. She criticised the
by Donna Rachel Edmunds20 Mar 2015, 8:55 AM PST0

The go-ahead has been given for the world’s biggest offshore wind farm to be built just 80 miles off the Yorkshire coast. The scheme will see 400 turbines spaced over 430 square miles and will cost taxpayers £10.5 billion in subsidies,
by Donna Rachel Edmunds19 Feb 2015, 9:33 AM PST0

Power company PacifiCorp will cough up $2.5 million in fines after its Wyoming wind farm was found to have killed 38 golden eagles and 336 other protected birds. The Justice Department prosecuted the company’s green energy project, asserting that the company failed to build the windmills in a way that would minimize the threat to endangered birds.
by Charlie Spiering20 Jan 2015, 6:59 AM PST0