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The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has said it will "vigorously maintain its opposition" to energy schemes that threaten rare or high numbers of wild birds.
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ONE OF Britain’s most senior judges has spoken of his opposition to the construction of a wind farm in rural Perthshire, insisting rare and vulnerable birds such as ospreys would be put at risk.
Eminent law lord and life peer Lord Hope of Craighead outlined his concerns as he addressed a public inquiry into the proposed Drumderg wind farm.
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The birds, which live almost exclusively in the remotest areas of the Highlands and Islands, have also had an impact on a proposal to build a wind farm on the Eishken Estate on Lewis.
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"All these species have come under increasing pressure from fishing, sand and gravel dredging, oil and gas extraction, wind-farm construction and other uses. There is almost nowhere in our seas that has not been damaged in some way."
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Councillors in the Western Isles have endorsed revised plans for a wind farm on the Eishken Estate on Lewis.
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Bird colonies threatened by golf course and wind farm
May 24, 2006 by Frank Urquhart in The Scotsman
May 24, 2006 by Frank Urquhart in The Scotsman
...last night RSPB Scotland warned that the wildlife-rich coast of Aberdeenshire could be seriously damaged and internationally vital bird populations decimated as a result of the two large-scale developments
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Bird 'hotspots' at risk as pressure for new homes and industry grows, RSPB warns
May 10, 2006 by Michael McCarthy, Environment Editor in The Independent
May 10, 2006 by Michael McCarthy, Environment Editor in The Independent
There is also a growing perception by the RSPB, which - in general - backs renewal energy sources such as wind, wave and solar power, that large-scale wind farms in some areas may pose great danger to bird populations.
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Noise from the construction of offshore developments like wind farms can seriously affect dolphins in UK waters, new research shows.
he company behind plans for a massive wind farm on Lewis is further reducing its size following concerns over the threat to birds.
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Error Assessing Windfarm Risk To Eagles 'Will Not Affect Other Plans'
March 2, 2006 by Paul Gallagher in This is North Scotland
March 2, 2006 by Paul Gallagher in This is North Scotland
A Mix-up in assessing a windfarm application's potential risk to eagles will not have an effect on other plans, the executive has confirmed.
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WALES' largest colony of red squirrels face eviction after their forest home was earmarked for new windfarms.
THE COMMUNITY-owned company behind the massive wind farm proposal in Shetland published their first study into the environmental impact of the project yesterday (Tuesday).
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Watchdog warns windfarm would kill scores of golden eagles
February 2, 2006 by Vicky Collins in The Herald
February 2, 2006 by Vicky Collins in The Herald
The turbines would wipe out a fifth of the UK population of these birds within a year, according to the new assessment.
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Wind farms have been blamed for the deaths of Europe's largest eagle, fuelling fears the controversial turbines will pose a threat to Britain's birdlife.
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TV botanist David Bellamy has joined the campaign against a wind-farm project earmarked for the Lothians, labelling the plans "international vandalism".
Giant wind farm will be a 'catastrophe', warns charity
November 30, 2005 by FRANK URQUHART in The Scotsman
November 30, 2005 by FRANK URQUHART in The Scotsman
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build the world's largest wind farm on Lewis will have an "unprecedented impact" on endangered birds and wildlife and the island habitat that supports them, a major charity said yesterday.
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The Wind Farms Awareness Group before the meeting.
The encroachment of wind farms into Perthshire was again halted by councillors as another five proposed schemes were knocked back.
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A DRAMATIC stop has been put on an application to erect 10 of the largest wind turbines in Wales on a site near Pencader.
A windfarm is being blamed for the deaths of scores of baby seals.
Clan chief joins fight to shield rare birds from Highland pylons
May 12, 2005 by Auslan Cramb, Scottish Correspondent in Telegraph, London
May 12, 2005 by Auslan Cramb, Scottish Correspondent in Telegraph, London
The head of a famous clan and his supermodel sister have joined a campaign to prevent electricity pylons from damaging a tiny wood that is home to four of Britain's most endangered birds of prey.
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