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Updated 31/01/11.

Environmental damage from wind energy

Large wind turbines each contain around 700kg of neodymium, a `rare earth' element, not actually rare but occurring only in low concentrations. Extracting and refining this material causes very substantial environmental damage. Nearly all of it is produced in China. See this Daily Mail article.

Objectors to EON wind farms

Auchencorth
West Ancroft
Corriemollie
Tedder Hill
Heckington
Kelmarsh
East Midlands
Naseby
Chiplow
Winwick

Dunion Hill

The Dunion Hill group successfully opposed a windfarm near Denholm. This was the first Borders wind farn proposal to be rejected at a public enquiry by a Scottish Govenrnment appointed reporter. Their web site is here.

Sceptical Organisations

Technical Scepticism

Community Benefit

The energy companies make much of their so-called `community benefit' payments. These are misunderstood by the public. An example of what can happen: SSE Community benefit.
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