January 2015

In Dresden citizens have been turning out by the thousands in “Monday demonstrations” to protest the perceived threat of the Islamification of Europe and the so-called “liar media”, which they no longer trust. Since the Paris attacks by radical Islamic terrorists, the protesters have only become more emboldened. http://notrickszone.com/2015/01/09/german-citizens-have-had-enough-conflict-over-wind-turbines-escalating-against-horror-landscapes/#sthash.4Pv1LZTp.dpbs

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