I am an artist, and I made this site because I felt I had to do something to help save the hills and mountains and moorlands that are the inspiration for my paintings. I have been involved with Green issues since the late 1960`s, when I was assistant to my father, James Lovelock, often called the founder of the Green Movement. I believe that our countryside has a value that is beyond price. My father has called it "the face of Gaia" and when we live in harmony with it, we all benefit emotionally and spiritually, even those in the cities, who need to know that there are places still in our crowded islands where you can see the stars, and hear the birds sing.

I am against industrial sized wind turbines because, as well as destroying the landscape, they do little to save carbon emissions, due to the intermittent nature of wind,. The enormous subsidies  that enrich the developers would be far better be spent on energy efficiency programmes, or research into more environmentally friendly technologies.

In 1970 I led the first ever "Save The Whales" Protest, outside the Japanese Embassy in London. There were only three of us, my brother Andrew, my friend Glenda, and myself.  Greenpeace hadn`t started then, and no one understood what we were on about.  One passer-by said, "You`ve spelt Wales wrong," and a policeman said "You`re in the wrong place, Grosvenor Square is that way." We  were quiet and well-behaved and we knew nothing about Press Releases, so that we didn`t exactly hit the headlines.

That was, I thought, my first and last protest. Like so many other people in the anti-wind farm protest groups, I am not a natural protestor. Back in 1970, I never would have dreamt that 35 years later I would be protesting again about a Green issue. This time I do want to save Wales, as well as England, Scotland, Vermont, Kansas, in fact anywhere where there is precious wilderness to be protected. This time, ironically, those of us who are fighting to save the green hills and the golden eagles, and even the humble dormice of Fullabrook Down,  find not only the rich multti-national power companies and developers ranged against us, but some of the Greens, as well.  Life is never simple.
Christine Lovelock  December 2005

This website is for artists who love the landscape, and do not want to see the most beautiful parts of our countryside turned into industrial wastelands by the erection of wind farms (better described as wind factories). The website is non-political, and we have members from all parts of the political spectrum in Britain and elsewhere. We have members who oppose nuclear power as well as those in favour, members who believe global warming is a threat as well as those who think it is over-hyped.  What unites us all is a belief that our unspoilt landscapes are indeed a most priceless resource. To destroy them by turning them into industrial wind factories is not only vandalism, but also a pointless waste.  Wind factories are inefficient, and, because of the need for back-up power stations, lead to barely any savings in CO2. 

On the website, featured artists will talk about their work, and the reasons why they are fighting against wind turbine proposals, but most of all I hope that their paintings will speak for themselves,  and show why it matters to them that the hills and mountains of our country stay as they are, unspoilt.    

This is a turbine, on its way to the CefnCroes site, in the mountains of Mid Wales. All these photos are shown by kind permission of the CefnCroes website.