I began this FIP with the view to exhibiting 'The Environment' but I soon realised that this was too large a subject so confined it to Energy. I have now decided that this is still too wide a subject and have narrowed it down to making people think about the effect new technology is having on the environment.
This will be looking at:
Wind turbines and their effect on tourism, wildlife and overall impact of their visual appearance.
Estuary barrages such as those suggested for the Ribble estuary and Morecambe Bay and their effect on flooding, wildlife and fishing
Bio-fuels such as oilseed rape and willow where the land is being used for fuel rather than food and the long term effects this may have on the economy and the environment
Monday 28 April 2008
Photographers - John Davies
This is a classic. It epitomises the best of John Davies' work with both idustrial and social life combined in one photograph
Photographers - Fay Godwin
This image from Fay Godwin's book 'Our Forbidden Land' shows power and energy dwarfing humanity
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Ideas
Energy and the Environment
Ideas for FIP
Old Technology
Coal Mines
Coal fired power stations – cooling towers
Coal Yards
Winding Gear & Pit Heads
Gasometers
Nuclear Power Stations
Sellafield
Heysham
Pylons
Refineries-pollution
New Technology
Wind Turbines
Off shore
On shore
Hydro Power
Dams
Turbines
Waterwheels
Helmshore
Gibson Mill, Heptonstall
Wave & Tidal power
Ribble Estuary
Morecambe Bay
CAT-Centre of Alternative Technology-Maccynleth
Geothermal
Solar Power
Bio fuels-
Power plants
Oil Seed Rape
Ideas for FIP
Old Technology
Coal Mines
Coal fired power stations – cooling towers
Coal Yards
Winding Gear & Pit Heads
Gasometers
Nuclear Power Stations
Sellafield
Heysham
Pylons
Refineries-pollution
New Technology
Wind Turbines
Off shore
On shore
Hydro Power
Dams
Turbines
Waterwheels
Helmshore
Gibson Mill, Heptonstall
Wave & Tidal power
Ribble Estuary
Morecambe Bay
CAT-Centre of Alternative Technology-Maccynleth
Geothermal
Solar Power
Bio fuels-
Power plants
Oil Seed Rape
Weather mast verdict deferred - Yorkshire Post
Weather mast verdict deferred - Yorkshire Post: "Weather mast verdict deferred
« Previous « PreviousNext » Next »View GalleryPublished Date: 13 March 2008
By Fiona Evans
councillors in Craven have put on hold an attempt to erect a 60 metres tall weather mast by a company which wants to build a wind farm in a beauty spot.
German company, EnergieKontor UK Ltd, has earmarked land at Brightenber Hill, about 10km from Skipton, to create a renewable energy wind farm consisting of five turbines which would each be 121 metres tall but has yet to submit a formal planning application to Craven District Council.
In advance of the application, which is likely to be some time between April and June, the company applied to the council's planning committee to erect a 60-metre meteorological mast on farmland next to Brightenber Hill in a Special Landscape Area to measure wind speed and direction.
Critics of the wind farm itself, which would be a 10 megawatts power station, won a small reprieve when the committee deferred a decision on the mast to allow a visit to the site during its next meeting in April."
« Previous « PreviousNext » Next »View GalleryPublished Date: 13 March 2008
By Fiona Evans
councillors in Craven have put on hold an attempt to erect a 60 metres tall weather mast by a company which wants to build a wind farm in a beauty spot.
German company, EnergieKontor UK Ltd, has earmarked land at Brightenber Hill, about 10km from Skipton, to create a renewable energy wind farm consisting of five turbines which would each be 121 metres tall but has yet to submit a formal planning application to Craven District Council.
In advance of the application, which is likely to be some time between April and June, the company applied to the council's planning committee to erect a 60-metre meteorological mast on farmland next to Brightenber Hill in a Special Landscape Area to measure wind speed and direction.
Critics of the wind farm itself, which would be a 10 megawatts power station, won a small reprieve when the committee deferred a decision on the mast to allow a visit to the site during its next meeting in April."
Public Meetings Planned Over Wind Farm (from Craven Herald)
Public Meetings Planned Over Wind Farm (from Craven Herald): "Public meetings planned over wind farm
By Newsdesk
Comment
Plans to build a wind turbine farm at Brightenber Hill, near West Marton, will be thrashed out at a series of public meetings.
The newly-formed Friends of Craven Landscape group, set up to fight the proposals, is due to hold meetings in West Marton, Coniston Cold, Hellifield and Gargrave next month.
German-owned company EnergieKontor was given temporary three-year permission earlier this month to put up a 60m (200ft) test mast at the site.
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It has said it plans to submit an application later this year for five turbines on the site.
A spokesman for the Friends of Craven Landscape said: 'The developers have tightly controlled information on this project and it's worrying how few people know about it. We mean to fill the information gap.'
Meetings are due to take place at Hellifield Institute Hall on Tuesday May 13 from 8pm; West Marton Village Hall on Wednesday May 14 from 8pm, Coniston Cold Village Hall, before the annual general meeting, on Thursday May 15 from 7pm, and at Gargrave Village Hall on Tuesday May 20 from 8pm."
By Newsdesk
Comment
Plans to build a wind turbine farm at Brightenber Hill, near West Marton, will be thrashed out at a series of public meetings.
The newly-formed Friends of Craven Landscape group, set up to fight the proposals, is due to hold meetings in West Marton, Coniston Cold, Hellifield and Gargrave next month.
German-owned company EnergieKontor was given temporary three-year permission earlier this month to put up a 60m (200ft) test mast at the site.
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It has said it plans to submit an application later this year for five turbines on the site.
A spokesman for the Friends of Craven Landscape said: 'The developers have tightly controlled information on this project and it's worrying how few people know about it. We mean to fill the information gap.'
Meetings are due to take place at Hellifield Institute Hall on Tuesday May 13 from 8pm; West Marton Village Hall on Wednesday May 14 from 8pm, Coniston Cold Village Hall, before the annual general meeting, on Thursday May 15 from 7pm, and at Gargrave Village Hall on Tuesday May 20 from 8pm."
Saturday 26 April 2008
Village meetings for Yorkshire Dales windfarm protestors
Village meetings for Yorkshire Dales windfarm protestors
This follows plans for five wind turbines which will be the largest ever built in the UK standing at 130 metres on a hill over 200 metres high. If the planning goes ahead the turbines on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park will be visible for miles including Pendle and Malham.
Is this a price we must pay for sustainable energy?
This follows plans for five wind turbines which will be the largest ever built in the UK standing at 130 metres on a hill over 200 metres high. If the planning goes ahead the turbines on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park will be visible for miles including Pendle and Malham.
Is this a price we must pay for sustainable energy?
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