Scenic parts of Highland Perthshire are in danger of being “dominated” by windfarms, planners have been warned. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/msp-fears-highland-perthshire-landscape-could-be-dominated-by-wind-turbines-1.251447
Four of the country’s largest energy companies have piled pressure on Alex Salmond to abandon planning changes that would make it harder for them to build wind farms on wild land. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10677208/Energy-giants-oppose-wind-farm-wild-land-ban.html
Scotland’s first ever strategy for the historic environment has been published. The strategy sets out, for the first time, a vision of how our historic environment can be understood, valued, cared for and enjoyed. http://news.scotland.gov.uk/News/Strategy-paves-way-for-Historic-Environment-a03.aspx
Kate Devlin UK Political Correspondent A LEADING Ukip member has stood down as his party’s economic spokesman after he was branded a hypocrite for striking wind-farm deals on his Scottish estates. Professor Tim Congdon agreed the contracts with SSE in Argyll and E.On Renewables in Caithness, the Sunday Herald revealed Read more
The company behind plans for a wind farm of up to 20 turbines on the Cowal hills facing Rothesay Bay is to bring a public exhibition on its proposals to Bute. http://www.buteman.co.uk/news/local-headlines/rothesay-exhibition-on-cowal-wind-farm-plans-1-3326933
A wind turbine has just been installed to boost the green power at a Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) national nature reserve. http://www.montrosereview.co.uk/news/green-power-at-st-cyrus-nature-reserve-1-3319541
By Michael Alexander An anti-windfarm campaign group is calling on Samsung Heavy Industries to improve its community engagement. The company left the community in the dark over a breakdown of its 196-metre turbine at Methil docks and the group has offered to act as an “honest broker” in community benefit Read more
Plans for a windfarm have been kicked out because they might interfere with equipment at a Cumbrian military range. http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/cumbrian-windfarm-plans-kicked-out-1.1120110