Yes to Benington Wind Farm
Contact us at actnow@yes2beningtonwindfarm.comThe Planning Application meeting is now to be held on Wednesday 14 Jan at 7:30PM at Castle Hall in Hertford. Hundreds of people have registered their support for this project but it is vital that as many as possible are present for this meeting. The green energy future depends on YOU.
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Green campaigners back plans for turbines : AN ENVIRONMENTAL action group is backing plans to establish two wind farms in North Herts. North Herts Friends of the Earth (FoE) are supporting proposals to erect wind turbines in Weston and Benington.... Read moreAnother day in Swaffham : As the application for Benington Wind Farm grinds on, it is just another day in pioneering town of Swaffham and the residents are going about their business... Read more
Al Gore's 10 year plan : "Today I challenge our nation to commit to producing 100 percent of our electricity from renewable energy and truly clean carbon-free sources within 10 years..." Read more
War of the Worlds : We have all seen the scary looking wind farm pictures from the Stop Benington Wind Farm group. After viewing the Aston cricket pitch image, one industry professional commented...Read more
Tomorrow's Benington : Climate change being global problem is understandably often discussed in a global context. Ironically, this can make the problem seem somewhat remote and less threatening.Read more
Other countries lead while the UK lags : We already knew that Germany and Denmark were way ahead of us in terms of rolling out renewables. Now it seems we can add Portugal to that list too. Read more
Deeping St Nicholas Wind Farm - Industry Statement : ‘Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence’ was a phrase the late Dr Carl Sagan liked to use. It certainly seems appropriate...Read more
Peak this, Peak that : New Scientist magazine recently (19 Jan 2008) ran an article by peak oil expert David Strahan, entitled ‘The Great Coal Hole’ Many people are aware of the concept of peak oil and... Read more
The European Wind Energy Association makes the case for action : In these two videos, the European Wind Energy Association makes a powerful case for action on wind energy. In this regard... Read more
Should we worry about subsidies? : The Stop Benington Wind Farm group is critical of the fact that the Benington Wind Farm project will attract public subsidy. This is most unfair, especially when... Read more
Living with a Wind Farm : Do you live near an operational wind farm? If so, why not tells us about it at actnow@yes2beningtonwindfarm.com ? Mick Lee from Norfolk did and here’s what he had to say. Read more
Videos from Public TV
How Economic are Wind Farms ? View VideoAre Wind Farms Noisy ? View Video
Can Wind Farms Enhance Our Landscape ? View Video
What Will Happen to our Landscape if we don't have Wind Farms ? View Video
What do wind Farm Neighbours Really Think ? View Video
Wind Farms and Our Future View Video
Don't Wind Farms Use More Energy to Build Than They Generate ? View Video
Climb a Wind Turbine!
Have you been to the Swaffham Ecotech centre in Norfolk? It's well worth the visit.Climate change
In it's 4th assessment, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), recently concluded that 'Global atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide have increased markedly as a result of human activities since 1750 and now far exceed pre-industrial levels... Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observation of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level.'Peak Oil
At the same time, we find that we are increasingly reliant on dwindling supplies of foreign oil and gas while world demand continues to soar.- How oil reached $100 a barrel
- Oil soars to new record over $135
- Oil may hit $200 a barrel
- Oil price soars as US woes mount