Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to review the process for designation of National Scenic Areas (NSAs) and consider increasing the number of NSAs in Scotland to protect the natural landscape and support the tourism sector. http://www.parliament.scot/GettingInvolved/Petitions/PE01655
Create a planning condition preventing activity on Tullymurdoch Wind Farm during wildcat breeding season https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/protect-scottish-wildcat-from-industrial-activity
A new way of tracking and reporting on Scotland’s ever-changing landscapes has been launched today (Wednesday) by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). https://www.snhpresscentre.com/news/tracking-scotlands-changing-landscape?ct=t(PAS_Ebulletin_31_July7_30_2015)
This sets out the Scottish Government’s vision for the future energy system in Scotland, to 2050. Scottish Government are seeking views on the vision set out in the draft Energy Strategy and how we will seek to achieve this. Closing date for comments is 30 May http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2017/01/3414?ct=t(PAS_Ebulletin_31_July7_30_2015)
People living in proximity to wind turbines often describe their complaints concerning low-frequency noise (infrasound) from these turbines as “I feel what you cannot hear”. Dr Thomas Carl Stiller, specialist physician of general medicine and cofounder of “Doctors for Emission Control” (AEFIS), calls on the members of the German Employers’ Read more
From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and Jesse Norman MP Part of: UK energy security First published: 3 April 2017 The second Contracts for Difference auction for renewable technologies launches today Renewable energy developers will compete for £290m worth of contracts to support the growth of clean energy Read more
Please see email below from DPEA and attached minutes of previous meeting. If anyone has any issues they would like SAS to raise at the next meeting, please contact Graham Lang before 12 May. As attendees in December will recall, we spend some time discussing community engagement as a key Read more
We now have the complete daily programme in 7 pages available on the website https://www.windturbinenoise.eu/content/conferences/1-wind-turbine-noise-2017/ Presentations, discussions, workshops and guest speakers all listed – just a few empty slots waiting for confirmation. See you all in Rotterdam.