Mark Macaskill Energy analysts claim that an independent Scotland would be saddled with a £600m bill to keep thousands of wind turbines turning because Westminster would not be prepared to send “international aid” to subsidise wind farms north of the border. Nicola Sturgeon, the first minister, has said a second Read more
THE Scottish Government has set a very ambitious target for renewable energy (“We must all be energised to build a country that is fairer and greener”, Agenda, The Herald, January 25). But at what cost? Are the consumers expected to continue to pay through the nose for ineffective wind farms Read more
By Stephen Houston The catastrophic collapse of a giant wind turbine is being investigated. A 480-foot high turbine came down in a storm – only the second windmill in Scotland to crash to the ground. The astonishing structural failure of the £2 million machine has prompted demands for information by Read more
As this subject has reared its head once more, please read links and letter attached (below) for your information. https://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/apr/08/windfarms-reduce-house-prices-compensation http://www.climatexchange.org.uk/reducing-emissions/impact-wind-farms-property-prices/ Compensation SG
Karin Goodwin THE Ayrshire mining community of Cumnock is poised to get become Scotland’s fully ‘Green Town’. The plan is to make Cumnock carbon neutral town, creating a blueprint that can be rolled out across the rest of Scotland. The plans include proposals for the community to run its Read more
By Paul Kelly The company behind a major wind farm application close to Bonchester Bridge has come under fire from community leaders over a negative assessment of Hawick and the surrounding area. Leeds-based Energiekontor UK wants to erect 12 wind turbines at Pines Burn on the Harwood Estate. As part Read more
IT is interesting and informative to read both the Agenda article by Roseanna Cunningham on the vision within the Scottish Government’s forthcoming Climate Change Plan (“We must all be energised to build a country that is fairer and greener”, The Herald, January 25) and an article within your Scotland’s Ports Read more
“Descriptions” of the existing 42 Wild Land Areas have been published today by Scottish Natural Heritage. These include maps and photographs. You can see them here: http://www.snh.gov.uk/protecting-scotlands-nature/looking-after-landscapes/landscape-policy-and-guidance/wild-land/ The 42 Wild Land Areas extend from Ronas Hill in the Shetland isles to Merrick in Dumfries-shire. and cover 1.5 million hectares. The Read more