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Committee to seek expert advice on impact of windfarms
Environmental experts are to be enlisted to assess the damage caused by windfarms across the north and north-east, it has emerged.
The Scottish Parliament's petitions committee voted in favour of the move after considering claims from a retired university professor from the north-east.
Dixie Dean says that the mechanical vibrations transmitted through land-based turbines to the surrounding terrain lead to problems. Mr Dean, a former business professor who has also worked in the field of mycology, says the impact will "devastate" the sand, soil and peat in the immediate area.
His petition states: "These vibrations will in time destroy the very fabric of peat, sand and soil for miles around. Peat bogs shaken to pieces will be flushed down to pollute streams as fibres disintegrate, collapse and rot."
December 19, 2007
in The Press and Journal
Environmental experts are to be enlisted to assess the damage caused by windfarms across the north and north-east, it has emerged.
The Scottish Parliament's petitions committee voted in favour of the move after considering claims from a retired university professor from the north-east.
Dixie Dean says that the mechanical vibrations transmitted through land-based turbines to the surrounding terrain lead to problems. Mr Dean, a former business professor who has also worked in the field of mycology, says the impact will "devastate" the sand, soil and peat in the immediate area.
His petition states: "These vibrations will in time destroy the very fabric of... [continue via Web link]
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