Press and Journal letters
Press and Journal 23 June 2021
Firm behind giant wind farm plan investigate appeal against council knock back – Largs and Millport News
THE firm behind a failed plan to build a string of giant 150m wind turbines between Skelmorlie and Largs are investigating whether they can appeal the decision. North Ayrshire Council unanimously rejected the turbine plan for the south east of Skelmorlie – but developer ERG Group and Rigghill Wind Farm Read more
CCC gives Westminster the hurry up on climate pledges – ReNews
The UK government has been ‘too slow’ to follow its ambitious climate targets with delivery, according to the country’s independent Committee on Climate Change (CCC). In two new progress reports, the CCC said that Downing Street’s Ten Point Plan, published at the end of last year, had yet to be Read more
Lear’s macaws threatened by planned wind farm in Brazil, experts warn – Mongabay
French renewable energy developer Voltalia plans to install 81 wind turbines in Brazil’s Bahia state, in an area that’s also the main refuge of the endangered Lear’s macaw (Anodorhynchus leari). Conservationists warn that the birds may collide with the turbines, especially because they fly at dawn and dusk, when visibility Read more
Wind turbines: How UK wants to become ‘Saudi Arabia of wind’ – BBC
Wind turbines: How UK wants to become ‘Saudi Arabia of wind’ Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he wants the UK to become “the Saudi Arabia of wind” and – off the coast of Yorkshire – the North Sea is now home to the world’s largest offshore wind farm. Danish Read more
‘People are suffering needlessly’ – north-east residents join calls for onshore wind planning overhaul – Energy Voice
by Hamish Penman An Aberdeenshire woman has spoken of the “considerable discomfort” she and her family endured due to the sound generated by nearby onshore wind turbines. Rosemary Milne, who has three “industrially sized” turbines situated in “extreme proximity” to her home, said the noise nuisance has placed “extreme” stress Read more
Boss of giant East Lothian plant makes case for nuclear power – Herald
THE man in charge of the vast Torness nuclear power station on Scotland’s east coast has said the industry has a huge contribution to make after the 30-year-old plant celebrated a record performance. One of the two reactors at the power station near Dunbar operated continuously for 865 days between Read more
Tempting ploy for more wind turbines – Edinburgh Evening News (letters)
Fiona Ainslie asks why no compensation is available to wind farm neighbours who are directly affected by a development. (letters 19 June). The difference (in terms of compensation rights) between people living near a proposed high speed rail link or motorway and those near windfarms comes down to whether the Read more