When it’s easy to back turbines I FEEL compelled to respond to Elspeth Russell (Letters, October 5). There are no wind farms in “urban” areas. There are some small, single turbines or pairs of turbines on industrial sites or courses. Even the single turbine situated near to Castlemilk on the Read more
Today’s Sunday Post
Please show support to our Norwegian friends by registering your bonfire/fire pit, gas burners or even candles for tonight’s event.. Many in Scotland have registered already. Scotland Against Spin has highlighted this event in past years but it is now really taking off due to the number of communities faced Read more
Sepa cut is no surprise IT was no surprise to read that Sepa and NatureScot’s budgets have been slashed yet again by the Scottish Government (“Concern as Scots Gov cuts Sepa’s funding by one-quarter”, October 1). We have witnessed the decline in their ability to scrutinise and respond to Read more
It is the battle of Shepherd’s Rig. On the one side: campaigners from a small rural community, walkers, mountaineers, and the local council. On the other: a windfarm giant, supporters of renewable energy, and, it turns out, the Scottish Government. The battle was fought and won, then fought and lost, Read more
THE CLIMATE impact of digging up peat to build wind farms could be greater than thought, scientists are warning – raising questions over turbines in Shetland Experts warn wind farms should not be built on peatlands
Around 150 people packed out The Hive at Glentrool to view proposals for a wind farm on nearby moorland. The engagement event staged by developers German renewables giant Energiekontor was set up to gauge public opinion on the bid. However, as the crowd filed, in finding anyone backing the controversial Read more
Contempt for our rural areas THE Minister for Energy and the Environment, Gillian Martin, gave a statement: Vision for Scotland’s Future Energy System, on September 28 to an almost-empty Holyrood debating chamber. When asked by Conservative MSP Tess White MSP if new energy infrastructure projects must always be completed Read more