A public meeting has been called for next week to further discuss the proposals for an 18-turbine windfarm at Macritch Hill in Glen Isla http://www.forfardispatch.co.uk/news/local-news/meeting-to-discuss-windfarm-proposal-1-3744007
Windfarm wars: are they a majestic man-made wonder – or a blight on the countryside http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/apr/18/windfarms-are-they-a-wonder-or-a-blight
THE Scottish government has been accused of milking energy customers in England by encouraging the growth of wind farms even though much of the electricity cannot be delivered to homes in the South. http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/571386/Scottish-government-milks-English-energy-customers-fund-wind-farms
By Cameron Brooks The Scottish Conservatives have vowed to address public concerns about the number of on-shore windfarms being erected across the country. The party set out in its general election manifesto yesterday what it would do to ensure the landscape was not overly blighted with turbines. The glossy, 72-page Read more
“It is time for the French people, the politicians and ecologists who have remained somewhat honest, to put a stop to this monstrous boondoggle whose consequences will become rapidly irreparable.” http://en.friends-against-wind.org/realities/energie-eolienne-la-grande-escroquerie
The Conservatives are the only major UK party to promise some control of the wind rush in the coming parliament. http://www.windbyte.co.uk/
England will be covered by turbines, warn campaigners (join the Club!). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/energy/11543331/England-will-be-covered-by-turbines-warn-campaigners.html
Absolute to open renewable energy technology showroom in Western Isles http://www.scottishenergynews.com/record-breaking-100m-kwh-orkney-wind-turbine-sparks-new-fears-over-lack-of-uk-interconnector-capacity/