Europe's Ill Wind

This film is about the people who live near existing and planned wind farm developments, and their objections to them. These views have been dismissed as selfish NIMBYism by government, climate change activists and energy companies, but have critics of wind energy really been answered? Sponsored by the Europe for Freedom and Democracy group in the European Parliament.

More info at [1] Paper, Why UK Wind Power should not exceed 10GW,Hugh Sharman, principal of international energy consulting and broking company Incoteco (Denmark)
[2] Substantiated by Rick Bohan PE, FACI, Fellow of the American Concrete Institution, Director of Manufacturing Technology, Portland Cement Association
[3] Paper, UK Power, by Robert J Bass and Dr Peter Wilmot, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University
[4] E-on Netz 'Wind Report 2005' www.windaction.org/documents/461
[5] Wind power in Denmark. Dr V.C. Mason . December 2008. Download Essay from the Country Guardian website www.countryguardian.net
[6] "A Briefing Note & Comment on the UK Government's Renewable Energy Strategy" found on the Renewable Energy Foundation website www.ref.org.uk/(ref.on.re.strategy.27.07­.09.pdf)
[7] http://www.ofgem.gov.uk/Sustainabilit... http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms...

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