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Graham Lang, Chair of Scotland against Spin said “The Scottish Government supports wall to wall wind farms carpeting the Scottish Landscape resulting in damage to the visual and residential amenity of rural residents in sight and sound of the turbines. This causes adverse health effects for many of these residents. Read more
The cold spell has brought home the energy crisis with a vengeance. Many in Scotland will be able to see wind turbines turning from their homes, whether on or offshore, as they struggle to keep warm. That these are contributing towards saving the planet means nothing whilst people are shivering Read more
Planning permission has been granted by Scottish Ministers for the Faray Windfarm. The project, being developed by Orkney Islands Council (OIC), has previously been described as the final piece of the puzzle in meeting the needs case for a new interconnector cable to mainland Scotland. In the decision notice published Read more
Residents campaigning against a major wind farm application in Sutherland have criticised the local council for a “half-hearted” response to the appeals process. Highland Council’s north area planning committee members initially rejected the controversial Meall Buidhe windfarm against planning officers’ recommendations – but developers immediately appealed to the Scottish Government Read more
UK MUST SEIZE THE DAY ON COAL HOSTILE views on the reopening of the Cumbrian coal mine (“Protest held at Whitehaven coal mine site”, December 11) are unrealistic in these days of acute and chronic energy crises, shared with the rest of the western world. Likewise, “going green” for energy Read more
MORE than 100 jobs have been lost after an Irvine-based wind turbine installation company entered administration just weeks before Christmas. Windhoist Ltd, which operates out of Meadowhead Industrial Estate, was formed in 2005 and provides heavy lift, mechanical and electrical installation services to the onshore and offshore wind industry. According Read more
I almost feel sorry for Lang Banks (Scotsman, 12 December). He couldn’t have picked a worse time to tell us to ditch fossil fuels and rely on renewables. For the past two weeks and for the foreseeable, future wind farms have been generating an average five per cent of demand Read more
Dear Sir, How utterly bizarre that SNP Councillors Karl Rosie and Raymond Bremner think we need more useless wind turbines “crucial to keep the lights on” (Press and Journal, front page 8th December). She who “must be obeyed” at Holyrood springs to mind. Particularly so as this very Read more