More than half of Scotland is blighted by unsightly wind farms which threaten to blanket some of the country’s wildest landscapes. https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2014/09/15/turbine-blight-on-60-of-the-nation/
A £15m funding package has been agreed to build the largest community-owned wind farm in the UK. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-29210947
A “yes” vote for Scottish independence will “slam the brakes” on investment in wind farms north of the border, leaving Alex Salmond’s green energy ambitions in tatters, experts have warned. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/11095761/Scottish-independence-would-slam-brakes-on-Alex-Salmonds-wind-farm-plans.html
REG Windpower wanted to build the 110-metres tall structures at Outh Muir, in the Cleish Hills, but were met with an avalanche of opposition. http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/dunfermline/articles/2014/09/15/509590-knockhill-windfarm-plans-refused/
Whether it’s in America, Australia, or Europe, the media and the public are not being told the truth about actual mortality at wind farms. From employees who make carcasses disappear, to bird societies caught in conflicts of interest, to government agencies obeying their political masters, most stakeholders contribute to the Read more
By James Millar The economy has taken centre stage for the majority of the debate. Energy The debate around energy in a separate Scotland has generated plenty of heat, and some light. Alex Salmond says a separate Scotland could be “the Saudi Arabia of green energy”, rich in alternative sources Read more
Causes were manufacturing faults and basic installation mistakes Campaigners believe the risk of turbines collapsing will continue to grow http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2754679/The-scandal-UKs-death-trap-wind-turbines-A-turbine-built-115mph-winds-felled-50mph-gusts-Dozens-affected-cost-cutting-Why-residents-living-shadow-demanding-answers.html
So far things hardly could have gotten any worse technically, and now financially and legally. For Germany, a highly admired nation when it comes to science, engineering, and technical prowess, the large scale energy project threatens to morph into an embarrassment of monumental dimensions. http://notrickszone.com/2014/09/11/spiegel-germanys-large-scale-offshore-windpark-dream-morphs-into-an-engineering-and-cost-nightmare/