A leading SNP member of the Scottish Parliament has condemned a batch of intimidating letters sent to people who have objected to wind turbine proposals. The crudely written and mis-spelt letters were sent to three people in the Stranraer area of Dumfries and Galloway and are now being investigated by Read more
I got an email from the head of an Ontario wind-turbine protest-group seeking information about wind power development in Germany. http://notrickszone.com/
Meeting started at 9.40am. Ended at 11.36am http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/Player.aspx?meetingId=14611
Fife could see an extra one million trees planted in its native soil over the next five years in a massive planned expansion of its woods and forests. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/five-year-strategy-for-a-million-new-trees-in-fife-1.175750
More than 250 people turned out at a meeting against plans for a windfarm. http://www.protectwildscotland.org/wind/pj-masses-turn-out-against-plans-for-turbines/
A windfarm planned for the Angus coastline would cover an area more than double the size of Dundee. http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/planned-angus-windfarm-twice-as-big-as-dundee-1.175908
Siemens has scooped a £516million contract to provide turbines for the Dudgeon windfarm project in the North Sea. http://www.energyvoice.com/2014/01/siemens-lands-516m-north-sea-windfarm-deal/
SCOTTISH local authorities will miss out on millions of pounds because of Alex Salmond’s obsession with wind and wave power, it was claimed yesterday. http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/453713/Scotland-will-miss-out-on-fracking-payouts