John Munro writes that “Friends of the Earth strongly favours wind farms;
the John Muir Trust opposes them’’. (David v Goliath and the battles over
planning, Letters, September 17). This is incorrect.
Over the past 10 years, the John Muir Trust has only objected to around
five per cent of all wind farm applications. Almost all our objections
concern large, industrial-scale wind farms that have a negative visual and
ecological impact on wild land – mainly remote, rugged uplands that provide
a sense of sanctuary and solitude.
In that, we are in tune with the Scottish public. A recent YouGov poll
revealed that 80 per cent agree that Scotland’s 42 Wild Land Areas should
be protected from major infrastructure such as large commercial wind farms,
super-quarries and transmission lines, while only five cent disagree.
John Low
Policy Officer
John Muir Trust
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