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In a book released today, Dr. John Etherington – former Reader in Ecology, Thomas Huxley Medallist at the Royal College of Science and former co-editor of the Journal of Ecology – argues that wind farm technology is a wholly counter-productive and undesirable response to the problems of climate change and electricity generation.

Dr. Etherington’s book, The Wind Farm Scam, explains that the intermittent nature of wind power cannot generate a steady output, a fact that necessitates back-up systems from coal and gas-powered plants that significantly negate any reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

In addition, there are the ecological drawbacks, including damage to habitats and wildlife, and the far from insignificant aesthetic drawback of the assault upon natural beauty which wind turbines entail.

Moreover, wind power is being excessively financed at the cost of consumers who have been neither consulted nor informed that this subsidy is being paid from their bills to support an industry that cannot be cost-efficient.

With the recent proliferation of local groups opposing wind farm planning applications (now over 300), and the increasingly frequent and challenging discussions on wind farms in all the media - including a round condemnation by James Lovelock on the BBC’s Hard Talk programme - this meticulously researched and compellingly-argued book could not be more timely.

As Christopher Booker says in his introduction: “Eventually the obsession of our politicians with tower blocks was seen to be one of the greatest follies of the age. In time to come – it may be sooner than we think – the obsession with wind power will likewise come to be seen as an even greater folly”

The Wind Farm Scam: Isbn 9781905299836, £9.99, published September 2009 by Stacey International

A report was published in late 2008 about the emerging health impacts of living near wind turbines. It calls for a minimum 2km separation distance between turbines & peoples homes until urgent further research into the reported problems is conducted.

It is written by an American physician Dr Nina Pierpont. It differs from the information put about by the BWEA (British Wind Energy Association) in that, being a doctor, she is medically qualified to comment upon the effects of wind turbine noise & low-frequency noise upon the human body. The BWEA literature quotes acousticians who are qualified only to measure noise levels & are not trained to interpret its possible effects on the body.

To find out more, please go to and select "Read excerpts from the book".