THE US tycoon – already locked in a legal battle over similar proposals near his course in Aberdeenshire – says he was aware of another potential windmill war when he purchased Turnberry last month. http://www.scotlandnow.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/donald-trump-vows-take-scottish-3551270
Environment Minister and SNP MSP for South Scotland, Paul Wheelhouse, has welcomed an innovative guide to how birds interact with wind farms. http://www.berwickshirenews.co.uk/news/local/all-news/birds-eye-view-of-turbines-1-3410541
PLANS to expand a windfarm in the Lammermuir hills would create a visual link with a neighbouring facility, creating one giant stretch of turbines on the landscape. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2014/05/16/498461-wind-farm-would-detract-from-church/
The Scottish government gave the go-ahead for Iberdrola SA (IBE)’s 22-turbine Ewe Hill wind farm while rejecting another proposed project by RWE AG. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-16/scotland-approves-iberdrola-wind-farm-rejects-rwe-project.html
With the expansion of the Calliacher windfarm balked for now, there have been calls for greater protections for Highland Perthshire. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/residents-call-for-greater-protection-for-perthshire-after-windfarm-decision-1.372476
A WOMAN who loves wind turbines so much has revealed how she moved home to be closer to the green energy machines. http://www.allmediascotland.com/media-releases/65267/super-fan-shows-support-for-local-wind-energy-project/