artists against wind farmswhat this site is about, and the inspiration behind itWind turbines have many drawbacks. They kill birds and bats, cause environmental damage, ruin the lives of many who live near them because of noise and other issues, and they cause division in communities between those who benefit financially from them, and those who may lose a large proportion of the value of their homes. For the full and technical arguments against wind farms, we recommend that anyone who would like to learn more about this subject goes to the excellent "The case against wind farms" by John Etherington (see second link below)This however is a website about art, and powerful as all these other arguments are, we feel, as artists, that the aesthetic argument against wind farms is important too, and should not be treated as if it is an irrelevance. In an article that was one of the inspirations behind this site, Simon Jenkins argued that the precious landscapes of Britain are as valuable a part of our heritage as the greatest works of art. For this article, and others, go to the first link below. Articles by Simon Jenkins, Robert Macfarlane and Cameron McNeish "The case against wind farms" by John Etherington This website gives artists an opportunity to display their work, and also to say in their own words why they are fighting to save the landscapes that they love from industrialisation by giant wind turbines. |
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October 7th 2008
Links
to Protest Groups UK and
worldwide |
Latest news and links
Renewable energy could 'rape' nature - New Scientist www.harmless.sky.org - a beautifully written blog Eon
warns over back up for renewables
Climate Change Policy already a big part of bills (Renewable Energy Foundation) "...they help destroy the very environment they are supposed to protect.." read more of what Simon Hoggart has to say about wind turbines in the Guardian. |
Energy:
a choice of policies recommended reading from EU Referendum Blog A blot of turbines, by Michael Berkeley a musician writes in the Guardian about a wind farm proposal in the Welsh marches If the government scrapped useless climate change policies, they could immediatley reduce our energy bills. Read this posting on the Conservativehome blog. Whitelee wind farm causing TV tuning problems When the wind stops... article in Daily Telegraph by John Webley and William Hyde (Kentish Weald Action Group (KWAG) |
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Exhibition by Phil and Justin EppPermission granted for 16 turbines near the Rock of Cashel |
Life under an Italian Wind Farm :Go to www.wind-watch and read about the (shocking) twelve-month diary (January 2007 through December 2007) meticulously kept by Gail Mair, who lives with her husband Walter in Tuscany, Italy.This is downloadable as a pdf. |
Irish
artists protest against wind farm Susanne Iles from Castletownbere in County Cork contacts us - more information to come |
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| Article
by the founder of Greenpeace |
New North Dorset group,
www.saveoursilton.org |
Bob
Geldof calls renewables "Mickey Mouse" |
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| Video Life under a Windplant |
Latest
updates on wind farms
around Exmoor - see Two Moors Campaign website and ww.savenorthdevon.com A German Site about turbine accidents |
Read more from
France (try Babel
Fish if you can`t read French) - loads of international links |
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Gallery of all artistsSelected artists Bernard Dunstan Diana Armfield Angela Kelly Roger Cecil David Bellamy Jenny Keal Anne Campbell Jon Macleod Christine Lovelock Phil Epp (USA) Jon Boone (USA) Keith Stelling (Canada) Marion Chapman (Australia |
New from Canada - photos of some beautiful quilts, sent
by Norman and Sharon Schmidt
Norman wrote: |
![]() ![]() Go to their website to see more of their work, including kites and paper airplanes www.summerkitchen.ca |
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The Wind Thing and Henry Lewis | A walk round Devon`s wind farm sites First Paint it day with Prof. David Bellamy |
Postcards for sale Paint it while its there day 2005 |
Parkham Parish Conservation Group AssociationAugust 2008 update ... read about them hereand see their new website www.ppca.org.uk |
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| IMPORTANT NOTICE All the artists and photographers whose work is shown on this site retain their own copyright, and images cannot be reproduced without permission from the artist who produced the original work.. |
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| And last but not least, a Big Thank You from Christine Lovelock who runs this website to Andrew Lovelock, David Curthoys and the late Mal Davies for their help in building this site. back |