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Warning of 'ugly mechanical forests' if Highland wind farms get go-ahead
March 23, 2006 by John Ross in The Scotsman
March 23, 2006 by John Ross in The Scotsman
UP TO 20 per cent of the Highlands would be visually blighted by wind farms if a draft renewables strategy for the region is approved, councillors were warned yesterday.
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The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has announced it is to oppose the proposed development of a wind farm on hills surrounding Culzean Castle in Ayrshire.
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A Panorama visible from a string of popular view points across the North-east could be blighted by a new windfarm.
Charity blasts wind farm as scenic disaster for Highlands
February 2, 2006 by Frank Urquhart in scotsman.com
February 2, 2006 by Frank Urquhart in scotsman.com
OUTSTANDING views from five of Scotland's best-loved peaks will be ruined if controversial plans for a major wind farm in the Highlands go ahead, claims a leading environmental charity.
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"If they go ahead it will cause serious devaluation of properties in the area. I understand that wind energy is probably going to be the thing of the future, but they are just too big for this area. I can't see that anyone in the local area is going to benefit from them apart from the greedy landowners."
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Wind farms feel the chill of public rejection
April 5, 2004 by By Renee Mickelburgh, Tony Paterson and Kim Willsher in The Telegraph, London
April 5, 2004 by By Renee Mickelburgh, Tony Paterson and Kim Willsher in The Telegraph, London
They introduced the world to "environmentally friendly" energy, but now some of Europe's "greenest" countries are under pressure to backtrack on wind farms as public anger grows over their impact on the countryside.
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