Category: The fight against the destruction of our farms and greenbelt

The Tween Bridge Solar Farm, an 800 MW solar project with a 400 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) proposed across ~2,527 hectares of South Yorkshire’s Green Belt near Doncaster, is being pitched as a clean energy triumph. But our financial model exposes it as a £1.74 billion catastrophe. With a negative net present value…

The Fenwick Solar Farm, a 237.5 MW solar project with a 31.7 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) sprawling across 325.83 hectares of South Yorkshire’s Green Belt near Doncaster, is pitched as a green energy win. But our financial model exposes it as a £517.75 million disaster, with a negative net present value (NPV) of…

In 2008, Ed Miliband, then Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, and Bryony Worthington, a Friends of the Earth campaigner, championed the UK’s Climate Change Act, a bold pledge to cut carbon emissions by 80% by 2050. Marketed as a visionary leap toward a green future, the Act relied on unproven technologies—solar panels,…

The UK Treasury, under Chancellor Rachel Reeves—branded “Rachel from Accounts” by Reform UK’s Lee Anderson—is suffocating the nation’s future with short-sighted cuts, propped up by the discredited economics of quangos like the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) and International Monetary Fund (IMF). Anderson’s biting nickname, sparked by allegations Reeves overstated her CV, underscores her fiscal…

Ed Miliband’s Clean Power 2030, aiming for 95% clean energy by 2030 with 45–47 GW of solar and 23–27 GW of battery storage (BESS), is a naive disaster imploding under a broken grid. Cornwall Insight’s forecast of just 29 GW solar—a 16 GW shortfall—exposes Miliband’s clueless optimism. A 739 GW grid queue, crumbling infrastructure, and…

🛑 Why Whitestone is a Financial Fiasco Developed by Green Nation and Net Zero One Ltd, Whitestone promises clean energy but delivers a fiscal nightmare. Its low yield, colossal costs, and subsidy reliance make it a reckless bet. Here are the red flags:💥 Negative NPV Spells Doom: Our model projects a negative NPV of -£705.09…

The UK’s climate crusade is a monstrous rip-off, a £3 trillion scam that’s bleeding households dry and torching industries while politicians lie through their teeth. Since the 2008 Climate Change Act, Ed Miliband, Bryony Worthington, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, and now “Mad Ed” Miliband again have peddled a green fantasy, burying the soul-crushing cost—£14–£17 billion…

Large-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are popping up across the UK, promising green energy but hiding a ticking time bomb of catastrophic risks. From explosive fires to toxic chemical spills, these lithium-ion battery facilities could endanger lives, communities, and our environment. 😱 The UK’s lack of specific safety laws for BESS is a recipe…

The Dogger Bank Wind Farm, touted as the world’s largest offshore wind project, is a flagship of the UK’s net-zero agenda, rooted in Bryony Worthington’s naive Climate Change Act of 2008 and Ed Miliband’s zealous implementation. Located 80 miles off Yorkshire’s coast, this £9.1 billion behemoth promises to power 6 million homes but embodies the…

Britain’s 6.5 million fuel-poor households are freezing in a cost-of-living nightmare 😰, but the Climate Change Committee (CCC), Ed Miliband, and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) are pouring fuel on the fire 🔥. Their net zero obsession is crushing families already struggling to survive. This isn’t leadership—it’s a betrayal of the…

⚖️ The Energy Tug of War: CCC & DESNZ vs. NESO ⚙️ 🏛️ CCC & DESNZ: Obsessed with net zero deadlines — no matter the damage. 🧠 NESO (National Energy System Operator): Focused on reality — keeping the lights on and the system stable. ⚔️ The conflict? Fantasy models vs. physical infrastructure. Result? Confusion, delays,…

Visualize Britain’s vital river courses—Tees, Wharfe, Derwent, Ouse, Rother, Don, Trent, Nene, Great Ouse, Wensum, Stour, Lee, Thames, Medway—choked by sediment and poisoned by solar panel leaching. Solar farms like Whitestone (3,500 acres), Tween Bridge (1,500 hectares/3,706 acres), Fenwick (325 hectares/800 acres), Howden (3,155 acres), Gainsborough (5,532 acres), Newark (7,166 acres), and Sunnica (2,500 acres)…

Picture the serene Yorkshire countryside, once alive with wildflowers and skylarks, now smothered by a 3,155-acre solar farm, its panels a sterile monument to Ed Miliband’s net-zero obsession. Across Britain, unrecyclable wind turbine blades pile up in landfills like Teesside, mocking the “clean” energy myth. This is the UK’s net-zero reality, driven by Miliband, Energy…

Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are hailed as a cornerstone of the UK’s renewable energy transition, storing surplus power from wind and solar to balance the grid. Yet, their limitations in winter—when renewable generation often plummets—reveal a critical flaw. With most BESS offering just a two-hour discharge duration and costing millions of pounds, they risk…

Critical Analysis: Why Whitestone Should Not Proceed Exacerbation of Flood Risk Involving Key Brooks and Regional Vulnerability: Recent Flood Context: The Dearne and Rother Valleys are highly vulnerable to flooding, as seen in November 2019 and October 2023 (Storm Babet). The 2019 floods saw the River Don reach record levels, necessitating boat rescues at Parkgate…

Battery Energy Storage Systems are critical for renewable energy, but they come with serious risks that need urgent regulatory reform. Uncontrolled thermal runaway can cause self-sustaining fires lasting days, releasing hydrogen fluoride—a toxic gas linked to lung damage, severe burns, and even death. Add to that the explosion risks, and it’s clear we need stronger…

What’s BESS? BESS is a big metal box, like a shipping container, packed with lithium-ion batteries. It saves electricity from wind or solar to use later, helping power homes when it’s not sunny or windy. They’re popping up across the UK to support green energy. Why Are They Dangerous? Fires That Won’t Stop: The batteries…

Introduction In 2008, the UK’s Climate Change Act promised a green revolution, slashing emissions by 80% by 2050 with a bold, world-leading plan. Championed by Ed Miliband and shaped by Friends of the Earth’s Bryony Worthington, it was hailed as a moral triumph. But ambition outran reality. Arbitrary targets, blind faith in renewables, and a…

Fenwick’s Solar Fiasco 🌧️📍 10 miles north of Doncaster, near Askern, Fenwick’s 237.5MW solar farm promises 208–250 GWh yearly for 75,000 homes. 🚫 Winter’s 6-7 hours of cloudy daylight slash output to 2-5% (4–12MW). Capacity factor: 9-12%. 💸 £200M cost hits bills, no blackout protection (recall 2019’s outage!). 🌾 Ami Sett’s Action Group slams it…