Tip of the hat to Garryhinch Wind Energy Awareness Group for this find.

“Wind farms do not work. They are a blot on the landscape.”

The Journal (UK) — October 26, 2011

ENVIRONMENTALIST David Bellamy has spoken out on how wind farms are destroying our landscapes for profit.

ENVIRONMENTALIST David Bellamy has spoken out on how wind farms are destroying our landscapes for profit.

In an interview with The Journal he claims companies are profiting from green energy plans which end up doing more harm to the environment than good, and push up electricity prices.

Dr Bellamy, 78, who lives in Weardale, County Durham, and has been awarded an OBE for his conservation work, said: “Wind farms do not work. They are a blot on the landscape.”

The campaigner explained: “Every turbine you put up has to have back-up electricity produced because the wind goes up and down, it is…