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Call for ban on building wind farms near homes
Developers should be banned from building wind farms too close to residential areas, the Scottish Conservatives will warn today - as it emerged some £165 million has been invested in offshore projects.
The party will call for a 2km (1.24 miles) exclusion zone around homes so Scots do not have to live "under the shadow" of wind turbines.
January 28, 2013
by Kate Devlin
in Herald Scotland
Developers should be banned from building wind farms too close to residential areas, the Scottish Conservatives will warn today - as it emerged some £165 million has been invested in offshore projects.
The party will call for a 2km (1.24 miles) exclusion zone around homes so Scots do not have to live "under the shadow" of wind turbines.
In a major policy announcement due to take place at the Falkirk Wheel visitor attraction, the party warns too many communities are being blighted by nearby wind farms.
But the proposals would not affect small turbines on top of homes of the kind... [continue via Web link]
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