January 9, 2015

Highland Beauty!/Windfarmaction (video) http://www.achnandarrach.com/achnandarrach2.html

David Mundell, the Deputy UK Minister for Scotland – and whose constituency is in Scotland – has raised fears about the safety of wind turbines the following unexplained collapse at wind farm in Northern Ireland. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/scots-tory-mp-and-deputy-scotland-minister-raises-safety-concerns-after-parts-fly-off-500000-nordex-wind-turbine-in-n-ireland-winter-storm/

REVISED plans for a wind farm near historic Hermitage Castle – reputed to be haunted by Mary Queen of Scots – have been besieged by opposition. – http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/borders/articles/2015/01/09/520511-castle-wind-farm-still-haunted-by-opposition/

ScottishPower wants to create four quarries in the Stewartry to serve windfarm projects. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/stewartry-quarry-plans-criticised-pressure-4940872

A fall in the rate of incentives paid for generating ‘green’ electricity could put a Bute community wind power scheme under threat – before it has even begun. http://www.buteman.co.uk/news/local-headlines/tariff-rate-fall-could-threaten-bute-wind-scheme-1-3655331

An appeal to allow a controversial wind turbine near Strathmiglo has been dismissed by a Scottish Government Reporter. http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/local-headlines/turbine-appeal-blown-away-1-3655766

I NOTE with interest the Agenda Column article by Jenny Hogan of Scottish Renewables (“Proper connections to grid needed to fulfil potential of green energy”, The Herald, January 2) and Colette Douglas Home’s column (“Halt onshore turbines that are blowing such an ill wind”, The Herald, January 6), on the Read more…

By Graeme Strachan Wind farm objectors have made a new year’s resolution to continue to fight against the “attack on the Angus glens by profiteers”. Almost 100 outraged campaigners have warned they will not go away as they battle to defeat plans for 14 wind turbines “the size of jumbo Read more…