Lorg WF Application
Lorg Wind Farm – Application 12.3 kilometres (km) south west of Sanquhar and ~11km north east of Carsphairn.https://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationDetails.aspx?cr=ECU00003283
Why we are all POWERLESS to stop the wind farm invasion: Read these harrowing testimonies from people forced to live in the turbine shadows — and pray energy firms aren’t eyeing up land near you…Mail Online
Every so often a glossy pamphlet pops through the letter boxes in the Kirkcudbrightshire village of Carsphairn. It gives residents the latest construction news on one of the new wind farms soon to have the community surrounded. For Nigel Martin it is like receiving regular updates on the advance of Read more
Staff in Scots mutiny plot as green jobs lost to cheap foreign labour – Herald
The immigration minister has pledged the door will be shut on the “scandal” of allowing cheap foreign labour to replace British workers in serving Scotland’s green revolution. Robert Jenrick has said that a controversial Offshore Workers Concession which allows the employment of cheaper foreign nationals on wind projects will close Read more
Scotland could face influx of 19,000 new wind turbines as ministers relax planning rules – Express
Scotland’s most rural communities could become blighted by thousands of turbines being installed as the Scottish Government controversially relaxed planning rules. It has been revealed that 19,000 new turbines could be given the go-ahead under new proposals by the SNP who are rushing to meet their green targets. And this Read more
How past mistakes are forcing us to pay too much for green power – Telegraph
From the Sussex coast ten miles away, the matchstick frames of the Rampion wind farm’s turbines gently interrupt the blue block of sea and sky. Opened in 2018 by the German energy giant E.ON, the farm was the first to be built in the south of England, part of the Read more
Wind farm foreign labour loophole will close – Herald
The immigration minister has pledged the door will be shut on the “scandal” of allowing cheap foreign labour to replace British workers in serving Scotland’s green revolution. Robert Jenrick has said that a controversial Offshore Workers Concession which allows the employment of cheaper foreign nationals on wind projects will close Read more
Hundreds take part in consultation on towering 820ft Aberdeenshire wind farm – Energy News
The four-week public consultation for the proposed 17-turbine Hill of Fare wind farm north of Banchory has closed, with one of the largest ever responses to the developer. Hill of Fare backlash Locals have raised concerns about the proposed 820ft turbines set to stand less than four miles from Banchory. Read more
UK wind farm staff swapped for foreign crew in Scots green revolution – Herald
BRITISH workers are being replaced by cheap foreign labour to serve Scotland’s green revolution after the Home Office agreed to extend a migrant worker extension. The Herald understands that at least one predominantly British-based crew has been let go on the day they were due to start work on one Read more