Loch Lomond should be a no-go area for windfarm development
I AGREE with the views expressed by Rhona Weir, the widow of TV presenter and leading conservationist Tom Weir, about the threat to the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond from windfarm developments ("TV presenter's widow to oppose windfarm plans", The Herald, April 11).
I AGREE with the views expressed by Rhona Weir, the widow of TV presenter and leading conservationist Tom Weir, about the threat to the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond from windfarm developments (\"TV presenter's widow to oppose windfarm plans\", The Herald, April 11).
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She is right to highlight that Scotland suffers from a “blind-eye syndrome’’ in relation to the deficiencies of windfarms.
Their shortcomings in terms of major visual impact and inefficiencies are masked by generous “community bribes’’ from the taxpayer, and at what real cost to outstanding scenic areas such as Loch Lomond? Sadly, the hills around the loch and in the wider National Park are coming under increasing pressure from windfarm developers, planners and others eager to cash in on the Scottish Government’s dash to generate energy from unpredictable wind sources. This means voluntary groups such as the Friends of Loch Lomond & the Trossachs are having to devote more scarce resources to protect the special qualities of the area by fighting well-funded developers.
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Loch Lomond should be a no-go area for windfarm development
I AGREE with the views expressed by Rhona Weir, the widow of TV presenter and leading conservationist Tom Weir, about the threat to the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond from windfarm developments ("TV presenter's widow to oppose windfarm plans", The Herald, April 11).
She is right to highlight that Scotland suffers from a “blind-eye syndrome’’ in relation to the deficiencies of windfarms.
Their shortcomings in terms of major visual impact and inefficiencies are masked by generous “community bribes’’ from the taxpayer, and at what real cost to outstanding scenic areas such as Loch Lomond? Sadly, the hills around the loch and in the wider National Park are coming under increasing pressure from windfarm developers, planners and others eager to cash in on the Scottish Government’s dash to generate energy from unpredictable wind sources. This means voluntary groups such as the Friends of Loch Lomond & the Trossachs are having to devote more scarce resources to protect the special qualities of the area by fighting well-funded developers.
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