Episode 1.

Format:

Video

Series:

Blown Apart: Windfarm Wars ; Season 1, Episode 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental Policy and Politics.

Environmental Planning.

Public opinion.

Climate change mitigation.

Power plants.

Environmental impact analysis.

Local government.

Land use.

Renewable energy sources.

Wind.

England.

Local Subjects:

Environmental Policy and Politics.

Environmental Planning.

Public opinion.

Climate change mitigation.

Power plants.

Environmental impact analysis.

Local government.

Land use.

Renewable energy sources.

Wind.

England.

Genre:

Documentary

Physical Description:

1 online resource (60 minutes)

Place of Publication:

Brighton, England : Espresso Media International, 2011.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

In this episode, the passionate windfarm developer Rachel Ruffle puts forward her controversial plans for the Den Brook Windfarm. Its nine 120-metre high turbines will transform the landscape in a shallow valley that lies some four and a half miles from Dartmoor National Park. One of her allies is farmer Martin Tucker who stands to gain hugely if the development goes ahead. Set against them are the local action group, including Martin Tucker’s cousin, which mobilises to fight the proposals, claiming the turbines are visually intrusive and ineffective. And there’s Mike Hulme, an increasingly disillusioned local resident who starts off being friendly with Rachel but whose conscience is torn between the need for action on climate change, and his fears that turbine noise could blight the countryside’s peace and tranquillity. Before the local authority West Devon Borough Council votes on its decision, there are acts of vandalism, angry scenes and tears of frustration and disappointment.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed March 25, 2026).