The Windfarm Scam

John Etherington's book grew out of Country Guardian's campaign document The Case Against Windfarms. In the late seventies this became a key element in Country Guardian's website www.countryguardian.net.

This database is used around the world in the battle against windfarms, and we have decided to link it to the book. Tthe starting point is the book's Contents Page,which is reproduced on the website Home Page. This then links to some 12 web pages reflecting the contents, each of which links to others in the database, plus external sites.

As well as data supporting The Case Against Windfarms we have included where relevant material from "The Wind Rush Files", which were put put together for Country Guardian's newsletter Openview, and finally links to recent articles, news items, documents which bring the story up-to-date.

4. Financing the impossible

"We have ...introduced Renewables Obligation for England and Wales in April 2002. This will incentivise generators to supply progressively higher levels of renewable energy over time. the cost is met through higher prices to consumers....By 2010 it is estimated that this support(RO) and Climate Change Levy(CCL) exemption will will be worth around £1 billion a year to the UK renewables industry" (DTI 2003 Energy White Paper)

Material from The Case Against Windfarms - Government and The Scale of Development

Material from The Wind Rush Files - 8. The Financing of Windfarms

Recent material