Dear Sir, To the consternation of local residents, Highland councillors have approved yet more giant 450-foot, wind turbines on our most revered tourist Island, at Edinbane in Skye, with ‘significant adverse impact’ on the scenery. (Press and Journal 25th Nov). With an impeccable sense of timing, some bright spark declared Read more
Time is short – your objection can help save Mochrum Fell from a wind farm with 7 turbines of 149.9m, as tall as Blackpool Tower, set on the highest fell in the area. Scottish Government Policy states that it should be the right development in the right place, not development Read more
COUNCILLOR Audrey Doig (Letters, November 30) wants Britain to be powered by batteries when there’s no sun and insufficient wind. The world’s biggest battery facility is Gateway in California, which can provide 250 MWh (megawatt hours) of energy if it’s fully charged at the time it’s needed. This sounds a Read more