McCreadie, a pupil at Jedburgh grammar school, has outlined her concerns in
a letter to Scottish Borders council.The teenager argues that she does “not want her countryside ruined by greed
and a Scottish government not making the right choices”. She adds: “I
really hope that you [the council] are not going to go ahead for the sake
of all of us young Scots.”
The teenager’s opposition to the scheme, earmarked on land owned by the
Church of England, is among more than 100 letters of protest from residents
who fear the wind farm will scar the countryside, damage tourism and
disrupt wildlife. The area is home to peregrines, kites, merlins and hen
harriers.
Rob Armstrong, who runs a holiday let business in the village of Denholm in
the Teviot Valley, said: “Our guests say turbines will make this area a
less attractive place to visit. It feels like we are being bullied by
powerful wind farm developers.”
McCreadie, who lives with her family on Upper Toft’s farm, is planning to
recruit other young Scots to oppose the wind farm.
“Most of my friends feel the same way as me.”
A spokesman for the Church of England Commissioners said: “In line with
climate change policy and the switch to a low-carbon economy, the
commissioners support the application by RES to build wind turbines at
Highlee Hill”.
Last month, for the first time on record, wind turbines generated more
electricity than was used in the whole of Scotland on a single day. WWF
Scotland found unseasonably stormy weather saw turbines create about 106%
of the total amount of electricity used by every home and business in the
country on August 7.
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