When wind turbine companies seek permission to harm sea life, reporters for The Associated Press blame The Heritage Foundation (where I work) and The Heartland Institute, instead of reporting the facts. It was a Chico Marx moment: “Who ya gonna believe, me or your own eyes? The misleading AP article—carried by Read more
Onlookers captured the moment an onshore wind turbine in Scotland shed its blades and disintegrated amid high winds during Storm Gerrit. Video posted by wind campaign group Scotland Against Spin (SAS) shows the 35m turbine at Auchencloigh farm in East Ayrshire spinning out of control on Wednesday, causing its blades Read more
Small 35m turbine in East Ayrshire destroys itself this morning during the storm.
New Clearances Alison Campsie’s illuminating article about Danish Billionaire “Anders Povlsen and the changing the face of a Highland village” (Scotsman, 21 December) prompts a number of personal observations. Knowing Tongue and the surrounding area well, I can’t help thinking that his quiet, sensitive stewardship and care for the Read more
SAS in the Sunday Post.
Some of Scotland’s biggest ‘local’ wind farms are owned as far afield as the Cayman Islands and Canada, The Ferret can reveal, prompting claims the Scottish Government is “misleading” the public over its community energy targets. The Scottish Government has a target to bring much more “community or locally owned” Read more
SNP ministers have been accused of “selling the family silver” after it emerged they had used a £750 million fund built up from selling offshore wind plots to plug their budget gap. Shona Robison set out her spending plans last week with the Nats facing a £1.5 billion black hole. Read more
We hope you have a great one despite the weather. As always, this year’s Xmas card was created by our Chairman Graham Lang. We hope it gives you a chuckle. The wind industry hate humour!