ALL areas of government policy require a balancing act. Needs are balanced against costs. Ideals are balanced against practicality. Environmental impact is balanced against jobs. Nowhere is this need for balance more clearly evident than in provision of our energy. What can be good for the nation can be bad Read more
A new opinion poll published today by ComRes has shown strong public support for wind power, with four in five people (80%) in Scotland supporting onshore wind farms. This is even higher than the 73% of the UK public which support wind farms. ComRes interviewed 2,037 British adults online between Read more
Good news after a very long wait! http://www.dpea.scotland.gov.uk/CaseDetails.aspx?id=115381
Response to Dr Armstong regarding reports of nausea and dizziness in last week’s Largs and Millport News. https://scotlandagainstspin.org/2016/10/are-hunterston-turbines-making-people-sick-largs-and-millport-news/ Dr Armstrong Your e-mail to the North Ayrshire Council Environmental Health Department has been copied to me, as I have responsibility for population health protection. I have investigated these health concerns further, Read more
Gulls have been fitted with GPS “backpacks” as part of a project assessing the impact offshore windfarms have on birdlife. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-37688394
The Scottish government has approved plans for a new 19-turbine wind farm in the Lammermuir Hills between East Lothian and the Scottish Borders. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-37702391