Interesting facts:
• Wind farm construction can disrupt the hydrology of the area and contaminate water supplies. At Ovenden Moor wind farm a 200-foot turbine cracked the bedrock and diverted the natural watercourse. Excavation of cable trenches caused peat to dry out, and tracks to the turbines formed pools of foetid water that could not drain away.
• There are currently about 1,200 wind turbines at 84 sites in the UK supplying less that 0.3% of our electricity needs. Those 1,200 turbines save a mere 0.09% of our carbon dioxide emissions - the bulk of emissions comes from aircraft, vehicle exhaust, domestic heating and industrial processes.
• The strobe effect when sun is behind the rotating blades can, according to medical opinion, cause dizziness, headaches and trigger seizures. Shadow flicker and reflected light from the blades can also cause problems. These light disturbances are experienced inside the home as well as outside.