Borders set to join Highland uprising against renewable energy – Scotsman

Down in the Borders, centuries after the warlike locals reived their last, rebellion is in the air. The modern day dragoons come armed not with sabres and carbines to impose their will, but with the offer of cash for community benefits. At stake is not land or livestock, but the right to harness the countryside in pursuit of clean energy, and anyone flying into Edinburgh or Glasgow airport or driving down the A68 or M74 can see the impact for themselves,hillsides peppered with wind turbines, some of them up to 200 metres tall to their blade tips. https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/borders-set-to-join-highland-uprising-against-renewable-energy-5460007?fbclid=IwY2xjawPFtURleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeU01HHJq_4KXgxlbqoCz3g6MnLS_KATFZiPP0_h6VFCAsKsjf5dGR8wGDRho_aem_h074VzIgvxSBHcfnIs9ZEw