Today has seen Planning Minister Derek McKay launch the draft Scottish Planning Policy for “a further round of public consultation”. This was accompanied by a press release which appeared to promise a revamp of planning policy which would give much greater protection to wild land and people living near proposed Read more
Opposition to wind is no longer a NIMBY issue and is making itself felt in electoral politics in Scotland. UKIP has always had a radical anti-wind energy policy, which has found many sympathisers in Scotland http://ukip.org/media/policies/energy.pdf. Earlier this year, the Scottish Tories launched their new energy policy. It was highly Read more
The Inverness Demo was organised by Stop Highlands Windfarms Campaign and Scotland Against Spin in partnership with Wind Wise Radio to highlight a US petition that received over 4470 signatures from 45 countries. The petition asked the First Minister to stop the reckless siting of wind turbines in Scotland’s scenic Read more
“Planting a 650 foot experimental wind turbine within a few 100 metres of one of Scotland’s historically most deprived communities is a recipe for disaster”, said Linda Holt, spokeswoman for Scotland Against Spin. “Once again the government is championing the profits of the wind industry before its prime duty to Read more
On Tuesday 16 April the Public Petitions Committee accepted petition PE1469 by Aileen Jackson on neighbour notification distances for wind turbine applications and took evidence from Aileen and SAS Chair Graham Lang. You can read Graham Lang’s submission at: The MSPs asked probing questions which Aileen and Graham had no Read more
Mrs Weir, the widow of well loved and iconic author and TV presenter Tom Weir, who was at the forefront of bringing the iconic Scottish Landscape and rich heritage to the mainstream media, was present at Bute House today, to hand over a petition started by Wind Wise Radio in Read more
In the wake of his refusal to meet Mrs Rhona Weir and publicly accept the Wind Wise Radio petition at the SNP conference in Inverness last month, the First Minister subsequently offered to meet with Mrs Weir in Edinburgh. Mrs Weir has accepted the invitation and will be accompanied by Read more
Residents from St Andrews and surrounding communities are gathering together to hold a meeting to save St Andrews from industrial wind farm development. The meeting will be held at the Town Hall Supper Room, Queens Gardens, St Andrews, starting from 6:30pm. This is our last chance to try and make Read more