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Two Caithness residents have spoken to The Press and Journal about their struggle to cope with the multiple wind farms, substations, and overhead lines planned around them.   https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/7126918/caithness-halkirk-westerdale-residents-renewables-energy-development/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawU5cUVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mAXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6BQoEsz0gb31Un8oH_J21W3vQ2AcwpLidxDfxJGAHttVE6nDDeoA9zrVNNFA_aem_zyU-IJP_K1mTGFikmHD6SA#Echobox=1791699593

There have been a lot of changes in the last quarter although there has been a dearth of decisions by SG. I delayed updating my database until after the recent Planning Committee meetings in Dumfries & Galloway Council and Scottish Borders Council and attach the usual set of documents. I’ve  Read more

Three-quarters of people in Scotland say offshore wind farms should only be built where they do not harm nature , according to a new poll. The polling, commissioned by RSPB, found that there was strong support for offshore wind within Scotland, but only alongside strong protections for nature. Almost eight Read more

COUNCILLORS today (October 5) objected to a proposed windfarm on a “jewel in the crown” Borders landscape – despite support from communities on its doorstep hoping for a share in its £17m benefits Peebles, Innerleithen and Eddleston community councils have written letters of support for the construction and operation of Read more

he cost of paying Britain’s wind farms to turn off has soared past £1.5 billion so far this year – according to new figures that will infuriate households squeezed by soaring energy bills. Analysis shows the sum has already gone past the £1.47 billion total for last year, with three Read more

ACTIVISTS battling massive pylon and transmission line developments across the Scottish Highlands – as well as expected huge incoming energy bills for homes and businesses – are challenging Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s new proposal for a UK Governmentcontrolled energy system called GB Grid. They demand a pause to projects and Read more

Rural residents close to a proposed wind farm in Caithness will face “unacceptable” levels of shadow flicker if the development goes ahead . Campaign group Scotland Against Spin says shadow flicker – a visual effect caused when rotating turbines cut through sunlight – should not exceed 30 hours a year. Read more

A proposed wind farm with blade heights twice the height of London’s Big Ben poses a risk to the Scottish Borders Golden Eagle population, councillors will be told next week.  https://midlothianview.com/news/borders-councillors-set-to-object-to-200m-wind-turbines-over-golden-eagle-concerns