On December 16th, the offer to own three farm-scale turbines in Scotland and Wales by joining the Small Wind Co-op will close. Time is running out to join the Small Wind Co-op, a unique community energy project which seeks to build three small farm wind turbines in Scotland and Wales. Read more
Written by Iain Ramage The Scottish Government is being urged to review its blessing for the first windfarm on designated Highland wild land amid claims the debate was “hijacked” by people living hundreds of miles away. There is strong community support for the 22-turbine Creag Riabhach scheme at Altnaharra in Read more
Mike Wade A local petition that was used to back a controversial wind farm in Sutherland was hijacked by people from Doncaster, Dunfermline and Fraserburgh who had no apparent connection with the area, The Times has learnt. Opposition politicians have now demanded that the Scottish government reconsider its decision to Read more
Mike Wade Twenty years ago, Mike and Elizabeth “Kai” Geldard bought the Crask Inn, what they consider a little piece of paradise set beside the long, single-track road between Lairg and Altnaharra. They have raised their sons here and let their cattle and sheep roam over 2,500 acres, all the Read more
This report presents the main findings of a research project estimating the impact on house prices from wind farm developments. It is based on analysis of over 500,000 property sales in Scotland between 1990 and 2014 Impact on house prices in Scotland 2016
DAVID MCLEAN A LOCAL petition for a controversial new wind farm in Sutherland included scores of signatures from people living hundreds of miles away. http://www.scotsman.com/news/highland-wind-farm-gained-local-support-from-yorkshire-1-4309197
Fairlie meeting on giant turbines on Monday evening http://www.largsandmillportnews.com/news/14947738.Fairlie_meeting_on_giant_turbines_on_Monday_evening/
As the costliest project any British government has ever proposed, the HS2 rail scheme has rightly drawn heavy criticism from those asking why we are to spend £56 billion on a venture which promises such puny benefits. But most people remain strangely oblivious to a far greater cost to which Read more