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It would require $208 million in subsidies from ratepayers. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37507 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37149 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:56:43 GMT At the pre-inquiry a spokesperson for Welshpool Town Council will argue that ‘public opinion' should be taken into account, as this is not the case as things stand at present. The Mayor of Welshpool, Cllr John Meredith, said: "With such strong public feelings surrounding the proposals, surely it cannot be ignored?" http://www.windaction.org/articles/37149 http://www.windaction.org/articles/36611 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 22:38:39 GMT Pettapiece said his party isn't opposed to "green energy" but does feel that Ontario's current approach to wind power is not efficient. "We're not against green energy, but it's got to be affordable. This is not." http://www.windaction.org/articles/36611 http://www.windaction.org/articles/36382 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:12:26 GMT VisitScotland's position emerged as a planning inquiry gets under way today into the Allt Duine wind farm, which would see 31 turbines built half-a-mile from the boundary of Cairngorms National Park. The intervention by the agency into the Lockerbie proposal comes days after Alex Salmond claimed wind farms "enhance our appeal as a country". http://www.windaction.org/articles/36382 http://www.windaction.org/articles/36379 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:43:48 GMT In an intervention likely to embarrass the Scottish Government, VisitScotland has said an application to put turbines on a site north of Dumfries could have a ‘detrimental effect' on tourism. Its statement comes after Alex Salmond claimed wind farms ‘enhance our appeal as a country'. http://www.windaction.org/articles/36379 http://www.windaction.org/articles/34099 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:47:11 GMT Wind farm developer Eneco has been criticised for failing to consult tourism bosses over plans to site turbines in Poole Bay. The proposed Navitus Bay wind park, which would see turbines of around 311 feet tall situated between 10 and 17 miles out to sea, would have a major impact on Bournemouth and Poole's tourism industry. http://www.windaction.org/articles/34099 http://www.windaction.org/articles/33152 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:55:47 GMT He wrote to the First Minister at the beginning of September, saying the turbines were "disastrous and environmentally irresponsible", and left an "ugly cloud hanging over the future of the great Scottish coastline. ...People do not want to travel from all over the world to go to Scotland in order to stare out at big, ugly structures." http://www.windaction.org/articles/33152 http://www.windaction.org/articles/24004 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:49:02 GMT Leaderdale and Melrose councillor John Paton-Day has called for a halt to wind farm developments in the Borders. The Lib Dem from Earlston was reacting to a letter in TheSouthern last week (October 29 issue) from Mr S. Wilson from Blairgowrie, who described how he had advised a party of 20 hillwalkers from Austria not to visit the region because "the hills have been destroyed by numerous wind farms with a lot more to come". http://www.windaction.org/articles/24004 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23179 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:30:48 GMT The firm must apply to the Scottish Government rather than the local authority because of the scale of the plan. But Moray Council must be consulted and, if it objects, a public inquiry will be held. The government is due to make a decision on September 29. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23179 http://www.windaction.org/articles/22093 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:49:57 GMT The Glenfiddich distillery in Dufftown will host a major public meeting in Moray against plans to site a wind farm in the heart of the whisky trail. ...Tourists have flocked to Moray's famous whisky trail for decades, but owners of the distillery fear visitor numbers could dry up if the plans for nearly 60 turbines get the go ahead on the nearby Glenfiddich estate which is owned by London financier Christopher Morran. http://www.windaction.org/articles/22093 http://www.windaction.org/articles/21715 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:20:22 GMT P.E.I. must care for the North Shore's famous views when expanding wind power generation, says the Dune Shores Tourism Association. The Island often uses views of the area east and west of Cavendish to sell the Island to tourists. But the province wants to triple its wind power generation, and a group has come forward to build in the area. http://www.windaction.org/articles/21715 http://www.windaction.org/articles/21401 Sat, 30 May 2009 03:07:09 GMT A multi-million-pound scheme to promote tourism in the South Wales Valleys will be undermined if plans for two new wind farms get the go-ahead, campaigners claim. Plans for the wind farms straddling the Ogmore and Rhondda Valleys are due to go before councillors in July, when protesters will make their feelings known by marching on the council offices in Bridgend. http://www.windaction.org/articles/21401 http://www.windaction.org/articles/21331 Sat, 23 May 2009 14:33:13 GMT Bosses of a historic Northumberland estate told a wind farm inquiry the turbines would damage tourism. Trustees of the Ford and Etal Estates also revealed they had been close to allowing turbines to be erected on their land, before pulling out of negotiations following a "backlash of public opinion". ...The estate asked the developer to consider reducing the height of the turbines but this approach was rejected. As a result, the trustees pulled out of negotiations in early 2006, incurring "considerable abortive professional fees." http://www.windaction.org/articles/21331 http://www.windaction.org/articles/19530 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:00:12 GMT The former head of tourism in Argyll and the Islands is to appear as a professional witness at two public inquiries into the refusal of separate wind farm proposals for hills opposite Rothesay Bay. James Fraser, formerly VisitScotland's area director for Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and the Trossachs, will give evidence against the plans when developer West Coast Energy appeals against refusal of its proposal at an inquiry which begins at the Queen's Hall in Dunoon on January 20. http://www.windaction.org/articles/19530 http://www.windaction.org/articles/18693 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:02:04 GMT Developers of a proposed Speyside wind farm have hit back at claims it will deter visitors and insist their plans will promote tourism in Moray. Dorenell Wind Farm on the Glenfiddich Estate will give local tourism a valuable boost and inject ongoing investment into the Moray economy, said Infinergy. And it accused a survey by a local accommodation provider, Tomintoul and Glenlivet Highland Holidays marketing group - which claimed a large number of tourists would be deterred from visiting the area because of the wind farm - of lacking objectivity and claimed it should be discounted because it asked leading questions. http://www.windaction.org/articles/18693 http://www.windaction.org/articles/18627 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:16:48 GMT A wind development in Moray will deter visitors from returning to the area, according to a tourism survey carried out by a local accommodation provider. A year long survey in the Dufftown-Glenlivet area suggests 17% of people, mainly walkers, would be put off coming back to the area if it had a wind farm. The survey, begun in March by Tomintoul and Glenlivet Highland Holidays marketing group, has had more than 200 forms returned by visitors staying in the Dufftown-Glenlivet area and expects to have 350 returned by March next year. http://www.windaction.org/articles/18627 http://www.windaction.org/articles/18534 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:21:21 GMT Last week the provincial government announced an ambitious $1-billion wind development plan to generate another 500 megawatts of wind power by the year 2013. The government has mapped out where the new wind turbines might go and many are slated to be put up along the tourist area of the North Shore. http://www.windaction.org/articles/18534 http://www.windaction.org/articles/17537 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:52:32 GMT Giant wind generators planned in the centre of The Weaver Valley could cost the region's tourism trade millions in lost revenue - say objectors. The cluster of four 410ft high turbines, which are 100ft taller than Big Ben and would even dwarf the Fiddlers Ferry Cooling Tower, would be amongst the tallest in the UK. ... Mike Cooksley, chairman of tourism organisation Visit Chester and Cheshire ...said: "Regional parks should be protected, developed and enjoyed by both visitors and residents. "The countryside of Cheshire is epitomised by this site and is seen by many as the antidote to urbanisation and relief from city life." http://www.windaction.org/articles/17537 http://www.windaction.org/articles/14178 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:03:10 GMT Mr Gallagher's research underpinned by interviews with 85 tourists, selected at random on Raglan streets in January and February suggests visitor numbers would plunge from the current upward trend into decline, with most accommodation providers, tourism activities or attractions hit by the wind farm. ...The company found Raglan would go from a position of having "net word-of-mouth" of 75 per cent positive feedback from visitors to having a net word-of-mouth of 84 per cent negative. "In other words visitors would tell their friends to stay away. http://www.windaction.org/articles/14178