Bucks Lacks Enough Wind

The following is a list of other websites that may be of interest - many of these contain huge collections of information about wind energy, as well as views on the environmental impact of wind farm developments.

Campaign groups in the local area:

• Bozeat and Lavendon Oppose Turbines (BLOT) - Nun Wood wind farm;
• Campaign to Limit Onshore Wind Development (CLOWD) - Podington wind farm.

Some (hopefully) balanced views:

• Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE);
• Country Guardian;
• Renewable Energy Foundation (REF);
• Guardian special report on renewable energy;
• Industrial wind action group.

Looking at the environmental and wildlife issues associated with wind farms:

• The environmental impact of wind farm development: The Cefn Croes photo gallery;
• Living with wind turbines: Marton, Askam and Ireleth Windfarm Action Group (MAIWAG) - archived version;
• World Land Trust: how green are wind farms? and more hot air for the wind farm debate.

More interesting reading:

• Beware missionary zeal over wind farms;
• Wind farms ‘are failing to generate the predicted amount of electricity’;
• The sheer folly of wind farms (a letter from David Bellamy);
• Energy customers facing £32bn green levy.

We offer our full support to all communities that are trying to save their countryside by opposing inappropriately-sited wind turbines - many of these sites contain much more information:

• Bradwell And Tillingham Tackling Lost Environment (BATTLE);
• Dorset against rural turbines (DART);
• Moorsyde Action Group (MAG);
• No Ellands Wind Turbines (NEWT);
• Skye Windfarm Action Group.
• Stop Cambridge Wind Farm;
• Stop Wadlow Wind Farm;
• The Wight Against Rural Turbines (ThWART) - the videos in a the downloads section are particularly recommended.

It’s not just the UK that is affected by these developments either:

• Save upstate New York.
• National Wind Watch.

UK Government-sponsored websites:

• Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) renewables microsite;
• Sustainable development commission - the Government’s advisory body on sustainable development.

Finally, even the former Prime Minister doesn’t want wind turbines in his constituency.

Wind farm development is a highly emotive topic. BLEW’s aim is to provide the means for local residents to make their own informed decisions and some of the sites listed may contradict the opinions expressed by BLEW.

We’ve still included links to some websites that favour onshore wind development as well as some websites that we hope will provide an unbiased view.

We have, however, excluded organisations that are known to favour onshore wind development at any cost (i.e. without any regard to the impact on people living and working nearby, or for the wildlife affected by wind farm developments).