Daniel Sanderson and Tom Gordon MORE than £31 million in public cash has been written off in just two years amid a series of failed investments in renewable energy companies. Scottish Enterprise, the public body tasked with boosting economic development, will see no return on its £15.2m investment in Aquamarine Read more
The article in last week’s Stornoway Gazette entitled ‘Huge potential for wildlife tourism’ featured Alasdair Allan taking a boat tour just north of the area where permission has been granted for 39 turbines, with a six-turbine extension. Given the proven link between windfarms and bird kills, Mr Allan’s attitude smacks Read more
Martin Williams, Senior News Reporter A PLAN to merge the UK’s oldest community radio station with it’s Dundee neighbour has been put on temporary hold after regulators raised concerns about the changes. Volunteer-run Heartland FM in Perth and Wave 102 in Dundee want to join forces, but Ofcom is concerned Read more
LAURA PATERSON http://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/renewable-firm-plans-kite-power-station-1-4252399
The new literature review is now available at the Journal of Hearing Health and Technology Matters web site. To go to the web site click the link below. http://hearinghealthmatters.org/hearingnewswatch/2016/wind-turbines-noise-and-health/ For those who wish to forward the news to others, please give people the link below instead of the Read more
WE note John Campbell’s letter (October 3) regarding the North Ayrshire Council (NAC) planning department’s granting of permission for five wind turbines to be placed at either end of Holy Island. We, the Arran Civic Trustr, are also very converned. This has been approved by the planning department and not Read more
THE disgraceful decision by North Ayrshire Council planning department to ignore the many protests and objections to the ruination of Holy Isle, Arran by permitting the erection of a wind farm (“Unholy row breaks out over Buddhist monks’ wind farm”, The Herald, October 3 and Letters, October 3 & 5), Read more
Whitelee (S. Lanarks) Clyde (S. Lanarks) Crystal Rig (Scottish Borders) Black Law (S. Lanarks) Hadyard Hill (S. Ayrshire) http://www.scotsman.com/news/where-are-scotland-s-biggest-windfarms-1-4249733