Business bosses back wind farm proposal/Cumnock Chronicle

BOSSES of some of East Ayrshire’s best-known businesses have thrown their support behind a Cumnock wind farm project, insisting it will create jobs, deliver significant community benefit and an economic boost for the area. http://www.cumnockchronicle.com/news/roundup/articles/2014/07/29/505334-business-bosses-back-wind-farm-proposal/

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Windfarm chiefs fail to pay the benefits/Irvine Times

Though the council’s planning department has the final say on whether a wind farm can go ahead, developers of wind power installations often provide some form of payment to local communities in the form of funding of local projects or groups. http://www.irvinetimes.com/news/kilwinning/articles/2014/07/30/505337-windfarm-chiefs-fail-to-pay-the-benefits/

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