The Effects of Wind Farms on Meditative Retreaters A Human Impact Assessment Tharpaland International Retreat Centre Parkgate, Dumfries DG1 3LY Assessment of the study The care and rigour with which the study was conducted is impressive. The interpretation of the results seems fair and impartial, the statistical analysis exemplary. As Read more
Europe’s current policy and strategy for supporting the so-called “green jobs” or renewable energy dates back to 1997, and has become one of the principal justifications for U.S. “green jobs” proposals. Yet an examination of Europe’s experience reveals these policies to be terribly economically counterproductive. This study is important for Read more
Timothy M. Fletcher∗ and Richard E. Brown† University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, United Kingdom The reduced availability of sites with the requisite wind resource, planning permission and public acceptance for the placement of wind turbines poses a significant challenge to future expansion of the wind energy industry. Developers increasingly Read more
There is an unseemly rush to develop wind power in Scotland’s uplands. Not for the first time, the beauty of our countryside is being damaged to serve the public policy needs of the moment. The scale of change ahead to our landscapes is significant and the pace of change unprecedented: Read more