Friends of the Earth Scotland last week launched a new film documenting some of the best examples of community owned and operated renewables from across Scotland including the Neilston Community Wind Farm. http://www.barrheadnews.com/news/roundup/articles/2014/10/03/511680-neilston-windfarm-stars-in-new-renewables-movie/
CONCERNS over the ability of the Borders to host more wind farm developments will be conveyed directly to Scottish Government officials later this month. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/borders/articles/2014/10/04/511538-council-to-air-concerns-at-wind-farm-summit/
BRITAIN should stop investing in wind farms as they are no longer an efficient source of energy, a leading global warming expert has warned. http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/518490/Daily-Express-debate-Dr-Benny-Peiser-and-Bob-Ward
While Alan Taylor’s column displays its usual merits of readability and quirky topicality, I feel that it poses a rather false dichotomy by linking the adoption of wind farm technology on Scotland’s hills and glens, to the preservation of our wild places, even if it is assumed that wilderness exists Read more
by Kirsty Beaton Over 200 complaints have been made to one councillor about giant wind turbines installed near Torwood. Two 125-metre structures were installed in the last couple of weeks with a further two to be built at the site at Tod Hill Farm. Councillor Baillie Billy Buchanan described the Read more