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Caithness Windfarm Information Forum - CWIF -
is run by a group of people concerned about the proliferation of windfarms in Scotland, particularly the Highlands and more particularly Caithness and Sutherland.

Look at the maps on our Windfarm Sites page
Now detailing single turbines to reflect the impact of
Feed-in Tariffs

The Accident Statistics now total over 1,000.
As stated on that page, we believe this to be the tip of the iceberg.
Why is the industry body so secretive on accidents?

If you care about preserving this beautiful area from the onward march of turbines,
please become a Member NOW to show your support.
It only costs £5 for life and joining online is quick and easy -
see Membership.

Message from Struan Stevenson to GSK
this refers to the GSK application in Montrose but applies to any windfarms near
communities and industrial estates
At the end of this video you will see links to others including an address at the time of the National Windfarm Conference explaining why the Scottish Government's energy policy is so misguided.

Wind Farms - Distance from Housing
Report from House of Commons Library - 30 January 2012

Upgrade of electricity transmission network - Dounreay/Mybster
The SSE website has been updated with all the documents displayed at the recent exhibition in Thurso, including visuals of the proposals -
see Project Documents at the bottom of this page
Proposal details

An inquiry into
the achievability of the Scottish Government's 2020 renewable energy targets,
the merits of the targets
and what the risks and barriers are to realising them
Launched 20 January, deadline to respond 29 February.

Cross party group in Westminster to fight windfarms

Why won't they release costs of Renewable Energy?
DECC blocks FOI request

More Millions blown paying windfarms to close

Live Newsfeed from National Wind Watch
(hover over items to see summary, click to see full link)

Dougal Quixote's Blog

Europe Windfarm News from EPAW

SALLACHY WINDFARM, LAIRG

The application for 22 turbines west of Loch Shin has now been submitted

image from the developer's NTS

Full details with link to NTS etc. and online form to object to The Highland Council can be found here

or email eplanning@highland.gov.uk
or post to ePlanning Centre, The Highland Council, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness IV3 5NX
quoting the application ref.no. 11/04718/S36

This is a Section 36 application so please copy your objection to the Scottish Government by email to representations@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
or by post to Energy Consents and Deployment Unit, 4th Floor, Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, GLASGOW G2 8LU
before 15 February

It is most important that objections are sent to both THC and ECDU.

The Mountaineering Council of Scotland are objecting to this application.

RUMSTER FOREST WINDFARM

The application for 3 large turbines (75m to tip) in Rumster Forest has now been submitted
Deadline for objections has been confirmed as 25 January to allow for the holiday period
(and not as stated in the newspaper advertisement)

CWIF is objecting to this application because it does not appear to be a "community windfarm".

In the Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment the developers state :

"Rumster could have scope for further development, if desired, and appears to be appropriate for a 20 – 30MW scale windfarm, notwithstanding any environmental constraints"

whereas the original ballot included this statement:

"It is the intention of Latheron, Lybster and Clyth Community Development Company on behalf of the local community in KW3 and KW5 post code areas to purchase 40 hectares of land at the north west edge of Rumster Forest at a cost of £80,000 from the Forestry Commission Scotland under the National Forest Land Scheme for the purpose of building a community owned wind farm not exceeding 3 turbines or 5 mega watts."

While the current application may be acceptable, the strong suggestion that this will lead to a much larger windfarm makes it unacceptable.

Full details and online form to object can be found on the Highland Council website
or post comments to: ePlanning Centre, The Highland Council, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness IV3 5NX

GLENMORIE WINDFARM - application for 43 turbines at

Kildermorie & Glencalvie Estates Easter Ross

Full details of the application and how to object
on Save our Straths website

All documents are on the Highland Council website where you can also object online

More details on Developer's website

Green Trust objects
Conservation charity objects
Local community opposes Glenmorie
188 turbines round Lairg

WATHEGAR 2 WINDFARM

The latest application in this area is for 9 turbines. Please look at our Windfarm Sites page to see how one application for 3 turbines has been added to with a further 3 also operational, 5 more consented, 9 more now submitted and a further 3 in scoping making a total of 23 turbines.

The complete layout of all except the 3 in scoping can be seen on this map taken from the
Highland Council website.
Full details of the application are also on THC website and the developer's website.

Please object here now
or online on THC website

New windfarm proposed near Reay

Limekiln Windfarm is a proposal by Infinergy for
30 - 50 turbines of tip height 145m. in this beautiful place

Developer's website

This is what construction of a windfarm looks like on our roads

Letter - Two year guarantee says it all (Northern Times - 27 Jan 12)

Developer wants Forss decision reviewed (John O'Groat Journal - 27 Jan 12)

MCofS members urged to object to Sallachy (Grough - 27 Jan 12)

Our MSP blasting off again (Caithness Courier - 25 Jan 12)

Turbine near Stroupster windfarm approved (John O'Groat Journal - 13 Jan 12)

Construction of Camster Windfarm begins (Business Review - 12 Jan 12)

Stoer community turbine blade flies off (Northern Times - 6 Jan 12)

Green Trust objects to Glenmorie (Scotsman - 6 Dec 11)

Conservation charity objects (STV news - 6 Dec 11)

Single turbine rejected (Telegraph - 27 Nov 11)

Local community opposes Glenmorie (Northern Times - 25 Nov 11)

Single turbine near Mey appeal refused on residential amenity (BBC News - 24 Nov 11)

RSPB attacks Strathy North decision (Scotsman - 23 Nov 11)

Strathy North approved by the Minister (BBC News - 22 Nov 11)

Beatrice to be the biggest in the world (Scotsman - 22 Nov 11)

First Gordonbush turbines operational (STV News - 16 Nov 11)

Letter - How will we bridge the energy gap (Northern Times - 6 Oct 11)

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COMMENT

Farewell to the mountains, high-cover'd with snow,
Farewell to the straths and green vallies below;
Farewell to the forests and wild-hanging woods,
Farewell to the torrents and loud-pouring floods.
My heart is so sickened and tears fill my eye
To see all the turbines just tearing the sky.

Apologies to Robert Burns, who must be spinning in his grave
(from an entry on Facebook)

for West Virginia read Scottish

I believe we are all responsible for our environment and must challenge every intrusion.
We cannot accept, without question, the possibility that what has been portrayed a solution may, in fact, create additional ills, no matter how much we want to believe.

Community Benefit (courtesy Graham Lang)

"Where does Community Benefit come from? From the income of the wind farm.
Where does the income of the wind farm come from? From our electricity bills some of which subsidises wind.
Where does the Community Benefit come from? You and me."

Quotes by Scottish Government spokespersons:

"The Scottish Government will only approve the right wind farm applications in the right places,
and applications that do not meet strict criteria are rejected. Our planning guidance for local authorities makes clear that developments must be carefully sited to mitigate and minimise impacts on local amenity.”

"The Scottish Government will only allow windfarms to be built where the impacts have been found to be acceptable - and unsuitable applications are rejected."

"While Ministers believe it is right to make the most of the opportunities that are offered by our abundant natural energy resources, this must be done in a way that protects the environment and takes account of the views of local communities."

“While we value the contribution well-sited windfarms can make, the Scottish Government is committed to protecting Scotland’s landscape and natural beauty and agree that windfarms should not be built without careful consideration of their potential impact on the environment before any decision is made on whether they should be given the go-ahead.”

Quote from Scottish Energy Minister:

"Scotland, under the SNP, will not, does not and cannot rely on renewable energy alone. It will be part of a mix - a balanced mix." The minister said some people might be under the impression that the Nationalists' plan was for "all our lights to be kept on by renewables". He added: "Plainly this is absurd. It's not true and it's important for me to state that this is the case."

From the walls of the Scottish Parliament building:

The battle for conservation will go on endlessly.
It is part of the universal battle between right and wrong.
John Muir (1838-1914)

What would the world be, once bereft
Of wet and wildness? Let them be left,
O let them be left, wildness and wet;
Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet.
Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) "Inversnaid"

Council suspends turbine applications after Evoco failures (Huddersfield Examiner - 31 Jan 12)

Some most inconvenient facts (Telegraph - 29 Jan 12)
Another mini ice age? (Daily Mail - 29 Jan 12)

Windfarm could decimate migratory birds (Austrian Times - 29 Jan 12)

More millions blown paying windfarms to close (Telegraph - 26 Jan 12)

Tory MPs urge Cameron to cut windfarm subsidies (Yorkshire Post - 26 Jan 12)

Cross party group in Westminster to fight windfarms (Telegraph - 22 Jan 12)
MPs bid to halt windfarms (Express - 22 Jan 12)

National targets take precedence over local decisions (Northampton Chronicle - 20 Jan 12)

Progress on windfarm friendly radar (RenewableEnergyFocus - 19 Jan)

Why won't they release costs of Renewable Energy? (Daily Telegraph - 18 Jan 12)
DECC blocks FOI request (Sky News - 18 Jan 12)

Neighbours sue farmers for offering land to windfarm (The Star - 18 Jan 12)

Millions blown paying windfarms to close (National Wind Watch - 18 Jan 12)

Comment on Naseby
Naseby - heated debate in Lords (Northampton Chronicle - 18 Jan 12)
Naseby site battle taken to the Lords (Northampton Chronicle - 17 Jan 12)

Turbine makes woman sick at work (National Wind Watch - 14 Jan 12)

"national need for more renewable energy trumps any local harm" (HuntsPost - 13 Jan 12)

American turbine shut down due to fault (Eastbay - 13 Jan 12)

Engineers investigate after wind turbine ripped apart (Shropshire Star - 13 Jan 12)

Delay commissioning windfarm causing noise misery (ThisisNorthDevon - 12 Jan 12)

Taxpayer could pick up bill for broken turbines (Northumberland Gazette - 12 Jan 12)

Turbine firm in safety warning after blades lost to wind (Telegraph & Argus - 12 Jan 12)

Will the winds of change finally blow these eyesores away? (Daily Mail - 10 Jan 12)

Windpower doesn't cut CO2 (Telegraph - 9 Jan 12)
Civitas press release with link to full report

Inspector approves windfarm at Naseby site (Telegraph - 8 Jan 12)

Chris Huhne piling on the make-believe (Telegraph - 8 Jan 12)

Windfarms earn over £1m in gales (Telegraph - 8 Jan 12)

Wind turbines fly off in storm (Telegraph - 7 Jan 12)

Turbines can't cope with weather (Daily Mail - 6 Jan 12)

Challenge to Inspector's Decision (Express - 1 Jan 12)

Anger after 4 out of 5 major windfarms approved by Ministers (Scotsman - 31 Dec 11)

World's toughest windfarm laws (Telegraph - 23 Dec 11)

Statement by a Tory MP in the House - 20 Dec 11

US wind industry accused on safety (Open Channel - 19 Dec 11)

Wind turbine consequences (The Chronicle Journal - 17 Dec 11)

Vestas attempt to influence Danish Government (National Wind Watch - 16 Dec 11))
Danish Government sets new limits to turbine noise from 1 January

Over-reliance on windfarms will lead to cuts - Report (Daily Telegraph - 12 Dec 11)

Accidents and Incidents (Daily Telegraph - 11 Dec 11)

Does this picture spell doom for wind power? (Daily Express - 11 Dec 11)

March of turbines threatens magnificent historic houses (Daily Mail - 6 Dec 11)

Huhne says thousands of turbines needed to meet energy targets (Daily Mail - 5 Dec 11)

Chris Huhne wants 32,000 turbines (Telegraph - 4 Dec 11)

UK funded windfarms violate indigenous rights (WDM - 2 Dec 11)

New Japanese turbine design (Energy Digital - 2 Dec 11)

Global warming scare greatest delusion in history (Telegraph - 27 Nov 11)

Right to decry useless windfarms (Telegraph - 27 Nov 11)
The Duke of Edinburgh sees clearly (Telegraph - 21 Nov 11)
Comment (Telegraph - 21 Nov 11)
Thank Heavens for the Duke (Catholic Herald - 21 Nov 11)
Windfarms are absolutely useless (Benvironment)
Former Chancellor backs Philip (Daily Mail - 21 Nov 11)
Hurrah for Prince Philip (Daily Mail comment - 21 Nov 11)

Noisy windfarms switch off (Telegraph - 19 Nov 11)

Claimants of Feed-In Tariff more mean than green (Yorkshire Post - 19 Nov 11)

View from the US - windfarm follies (BigGovernment - 18 Nov 11)

14,000 abandoned turbines in US (Tory Aardvark - 17 Nov 11)

80% of residents affected by noise (thisisnorthDevon - 17 Nov 11)

The policies behind your energy bills (Spectator - 15 Nov 11)

Nearly 500 birds dead near windfarm (New York Times - 9 Nov 11)

Scrap windfarms for nuclear and gas (Daily Mail - 7 Nov 11)

Ditching windfarms will save £34bn (SundayTimes via National Wind Watch - 6 Nov 11)

Germany prepares for renewables shutdowns (The Local - 5 Nov 11)

Turbines fail due to salt and weather (Corpus Christi Caller Times - 24 Oct 11)

Shale gas cheaper (Express - 24 Oct 11)

Wind energy is NOT free - the cost of offshore maintenance

How wind turbines harm bats (Science 2.0 - 18 Oct 11)

As growth falters, realism on green energy creeps in (Conservative blog - 16 Oct 11)

Windfarms are obsolete (Spectator - 15 Oct 11)

Huhne admits wind energy is most expensive (The Register - 14 Oct 11)

Communication strategies needed to convince (National Review - 12 Oct 11)

Energy policy wrecking British industry (Daily Mail - 9 Oct 11)

December 2010 Proven turbine achieves MCS certification
September 2011 MCS withdraws Proven turbine certification
Proven Energy calls in receivers (The Scottish Farmer - 19 Sep 11)
Bo'ness school cannot replace Proven turbine (National Wind Watch - 1 Oct 11)
Cornwall school cannot replace Proven turbine (Daily Mail - 6 Oct 11)

Video from a group in Swindon - this could be you

Windfarms must prove their worth (Power Engineering - 4 Oct 11)

Huhne says turbines are beautiful (Journal Live - 1 Oct 11)

News Archive

REPORT ON UK WINDPOWER GENERATION

Gone with the windfarm (Yorkshire Post - 16 May 11)
Figures are misleading - see 3rd & 4th letters (The Courier - 23 Apr 11)
Wind energy viability in question (Energy Business Review - 20 Apr 11)
Wind turbine output 'eye opener' (Caithness Courier - 13 Apr 11)
Reality check for windpower investors (Altenergystocks - see 9 Apr entry)
Turbine truths and Visit Scotland (Scotsman - 9 Apr 11)
Beware spin from wind power lobby (Scotsman - 8 Apr 11)
Muir Trust exposes wind fraud (nucleargreen.blogspot - 7 Apr 11)
Often able only to boil 6,667 kettles (Scotsman - 7 Apr 11)
Unreliability of windpower exposed (Express - 7 Apr 11)
A lot of hot air (Daily Mail - 7 Apr 11)
Row over wind energy (Herald - 7 Apr 11)
Scottish windfarm industry accused (Press & Journal - 7 Apr 11)
Comment - Merits or otherwise (Press & Journal - 7 Apr 11)
Windfarms produce far less energy than claimed (Courier - 7 Apr 11)
Wind turbines produce far less energy than claimed (24dash.com - 6 Apr 11)
Official - Windfarms are totally useless (Telegraph - 6 Apr 11)
Windfarm efficiency queried (BBC - 6 Apr 11)

HEALTH ISSUES

Danish Govt. updates law on noise
Fullabrook farmer made ill by windfarm noise (Press Association - 26 Jan 12)
Turbine makes woman sick at work (National Wind Watch - 14 Jan 12)
Delay commissioning windfarm causing noise misery (ThisisNorthDevon - 12 Jan 12)
Attitudes to health effects of wind turbines (SouthCoastToday - 29 Dec 11)
Thousands at risk of turbine hum (Sunday Times via NWW - 18 Dec 11)
Demand for research on health effects (Adelaidenow - 1 Dec 11)
A cry for help from Australia (Weekly Times - 4 Nov 11)
Australian Farmers' Story - lives ruined by a windfarm (EPAW)
Cautionary Notice from Australia - WAUBRA Foundation
The reality of life near a windfarm (Western Morning News - 29 Oct 11)
Lives destroyed by turbine noise (thisisnorthdevon - 22 Sep 11)
Health Hazards of Windfarms (Tucson Citizen - 5 Jul 11)
Global protest on health issues from National Windwatch

THE DESTRUCTION OF SCOTLAND
WAKE FOR THE WILD

JMT condemns seasonal burying of windfarm decision (Grough Magazine - 1 Jan 12)
Ruin of Scotland's beauty spots (Milngavie & Bearsden Herald - 7 Oct 11)
Cairngorms will be encircled by windfarms (Herald Scotland - 19 Sep 11)
full story from National Wind Watch
Alt Duine - a critical analysis - from Scotland Landscapes
see also Save the Monadhliath Mountains website
What Price Power? Spears (23 Aug 11)
Highlands vandalised (Scotsman - 23 Aug 11)
Rape of Scotland (Carrick Gazette - 17 Aug 11) full text of speech
Letter - Majestic hills above Loch Ness despoiled (Herald - 19 Jul 11)
Monstrous Loch Ness windfarms (Scotsman - 16 Jul 11)
MCofS lack of success in fight against windfarms (BBC News - 13 Jul 11)
President of the Mountaineering Council of Scotland's final report
Next victim Ben Wyvis (Ross-shire Journal - 24 Jun 11) see also Comment & Alan Sloman's Blog
Enjoy Scotland's wilderness while you can say Ramblers (Grough magazine - 23 Jun 11)
Cherished landscapes under threat (Scotsman - 30 Apr 11)
Green energy targets ruining Scotland's landscape (Scotsman - 28 Apr 11)
Letter - Wanton destruction of our natural heritage (Southern Reporter - 15 Apr 11)
Turbines idle for 4/5 of 2010 (Scotsman - 2 Apr 11)
Irrecovable damage to cherished landscape (Press & Journal - 4 Apr 11)
The Tiree "Array" click on the image to see enlarged (Oban Times - 31 Mar 11)
Letter - Salmond committed to destroying Scotland (Scotsman - 27 Mar 11)
Developments destroy Scottish countryside (Carrick Gazette - 16 Mar 11)
Forest leasing plan is last straw - letter (Inverness Courier - 8 Mar 11)
Niall Stuart asked to apologise for comments on landscape (The Courier - 25 Feb 11)
Loss of Scotland's wild land (Scotsman - 22 Feb 11)
Skerryvore Lighthouse will be obliterated - see 22 Jan below (Caledonian Mercury - 21 Feb 11)
More on Forestry Commission's plans (BBC - 22 Feb 11)
Destruction of Scotland's forests (Scotsman - 20 Feb 11)

SHETLAND

Paul Bloomer - Shetland artist

Auditors to investigate compensation liability (Shetland Times - 15 Dec 11)
Danger of Lerwick battery fire (Shetland Times - 25 Nov 11)
Viking windfarm to shrink (Shetland Times - 23 Nov 11)
Windfarms like graffiti (Shetland Times - 1 Nov 11)
Big and ugly things (Shetland Times - 18 Oct 11)
Shetland demands answers (Shetland News - 30 Sep 11)
Council members misled (Shetland News - 31 Aug 11)
No conflict of interest (Scotsman - 31 Aug 11)
Hundreds march against windfarm (Shetland News - 19 Feb 11)
Shetland Councillors reported to Standards Commission (Shetland Times - 16 Dec 10)
Confusion over Council meeting (Shetland Times - 6 Dec 10)
RSPB maintain objection (Shetland Times - 19 Nov 10)
Developer's questionable ethics (Herald - 19 Nov 10)
Tavish Scott calls for referendum (Shetland Times - 5 Nov 10)
One of the top ten places on earth to visit for unspoiled beauty (Shetland Times - 3 Nov 10)
Fewer turbines for Shetland but still too many (Press & Journal - 9 Oct 10)
Shameless tactics (Shetland News - 26 Mar 10)
ASA bans developer's mailout (Guardian - 11 Nov 09)
Windmills could kill 200,000 birds (Shetland Times - 1 Oct 09)
Windfarm may still go ahead (Shetland Times - 5 Sep 09)
New hope for Shetland (ClickGreen - 10 Aug 09)
SEPA lodges formal objection - windfarm will have negative effect (Shetland Times - 28 Jul 09)
Growing opposition (Guardian - 28 Jul 09)
Windfarm may release more Co2 than it saves (Scotsman - 25 Jul 09)
RSPB object (Press & Journal - 25 Jul 09)
John Muir Trust lodges objection (Shetland Times - 22 Jul 09)
More on conflict of interest (Scotsman - 15 Jul 09)
Councillors cannot make recommendation due conflict of interest (Shetland Times - 12 Jul 09)
3,600 signature petition handed to Council (Herald - 1 Jul 09)
Petition reaches 3,500 (BBC - 10 Jun 09)
Call to extend consultation (BBC - 2 Jun 09)
Shetland threatened by huge windfarm (Guardian - 20 May 09)

THE DESTRUCTION OF WALES

Archaeology expert says work must stop (South Wales Guardian - 1 Feb 12)
Important monuments ignored and part destroyed (Heritage Action - 29 Jan 12)
Economic advantages of wind power a total illusion (ePolitix - 9 Nov 11)
Plans for Welsh windfarm a disgrace (Walesonline - 13 Oct 11)
Why windfarms fail (Daily Post - 15 Sep 11)
Destroying our countryside - for what? (Spectator - 6 Aug 11)
Why they marched in Wales (Walesonline - 14 Jun 11)
Windfarms "Butchering Britain" (Guardian - 26 May 11)
Wales is in danger (Telegraph - 22 May 11)
Wales in revolt over mammoth windfarm (Telegraph - 21 May 11)
Ted Hughes' daughter's anger (Walesonline - 21 May 11)
Westminster debates Carrick windfarms (Carrick Gazette - 18 May 11)
Westminster Debate webcast on windfarms in Wales or read the transcript

News Archive

PETITIONS

UK Govt. e-petition:
Reduce electricity bills by reforming windfarm subsidies

John Muir Trust Wild Land Campaign

CONSULTATIONS

Scottish Government Consultation
Seeking views on Rules of Court for Protective Expenses Orders
in legal challenges to certain environmental decisions
Launched January 2012, deadline to respond 3 April

An inquiry into
the achievability of the Scottish Government's 2020 renewable energy targets,
the merits of the targets
and what the risks and barriers are to realising them
Launched January 2012, deadline to respond 29 February.

Scottish Government Consultation on Review of ROCs
Consultation now closed but details can still be viewed

Highland Wide Local Development Plan

"36. With respect to representations arguing for a veto on wind farm proposals in some circumstances where the local community opposes the scheme, this would be contrary to the planning system as set out in legislation. A council must make its own planning decisions on the basis of policies and reasons; it cannot set aside that responsibility and simply adopt the opinions of a local community."
Final Report by Scottish Ministers - 20 December
(see pp. 446 - 463)

• Schemes of Delegation and Local Reviews (Circular 7)
• Planning Appeals (Circular 6)
• Hierarchy of Developments (Circular 5 - N.B. Section 12)
• Development Management Procedures (Circular 4)

document - draft Overarching National Policy Statement for Energy

Den Brook landowner loses appeal (This is Devon - 27 May 11)

Judicial Review attempt rejected (BBC News - 27 May 11)
Still awaiting decision on Fallago Rig (Berwickshire News - 21 Oct 10)
Inquiry to resume after 2 years (BBC News - 4 Mar 10)
More evidence of Govt. interference ? (Berwickshire News - 25 Nov 09)
Letter - Construction before decision? (Southern Reporter - 12 Nov 09)
Fallago Rig Inquiry to be re-opened (Berwickshire News - 14 Oct 09)
Still no Govt. decision on Fallago Rig (Scot Lib Dems - 5 Oct 09)
Council calls for Inquiry to be re-opened (BBC News - 11 Aug 09)
Second application submitted at Fallago Rig (Edinburgh Gazette - 17 Jul 09)
Ministers dragging their feet (Scot Lib Dems - 7 Jul 09)
Scottish Govt. interfering in Fallago Rig Public Inquiry (Berwickshire News - 6 May 09)

Still awaiting decision on Blackcraig (Galloway News - 14 Oct 10)
Blackcraig windfarm - Dumfries & Galloway - Inquiry to resume (BBC News - 27 Oct 09)

Anger over leaked decision (Press & Journal - 26 Oct 09)
Power line gets go-ahead from Scottish Government (Sunday Herald - 25 Oct 09)
Holyrood accused of ignoring evidence from Beauly-Denny Inquiry (Scotsman - 4 Jul 09)

Glenfiddich windfarm to go to Public Inquiry following refusal (Northern Scot - 16 Oct 09)

Stacain windfarm refused after Inquiry (BBC News - 15 Oct 09)

Windfarm would have unacceptable impact on landscape (Courier - 10 Oct 09)
Logiealmond windfarm could have significant effect on wildlife (Courier - 19 Aug 09)
Scottish Ministers bow out of Logiealmond Inquiry (Perthshire Advertiser - 23 Jun 09)

Gorsedd Bran windfarm inquiry opens with protests (Denbighshire Free Press - 7 Oct 09)

More on Black Craig windfarm - Argyll & Bute (National Wind Watch - 2 Oct 09)
Black Craig Inquiry decision upheld (Buteman - 23 Sep 09)

Public Inquiries website with documents (Persona Associates)

Caithness Windfarm Information Forum is a group of people concerned by the potential destruction of the unique heritage of Caithness and Sutherland through industrial windfarm development for no material reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and no significant contribution to climate change.

The forum welcomes as members those who wish to safeguard our heritage and environment and may also support the development of sustainable energy resources which will provide clean and secure energy.

Wind energy cannot provide what is known as "base load", therefore it cannot replace any of the secure supplies currently available. Proliferation of wind turbines severely degrades our local environment for no perceptible advantage.

Buolfruich Windfarm from Scaraben - Photo: Ben MacGregor

Caithness Windfarm Information Forum wants to see responsible Local and National energy policies which combine reliable, controllable and predictable low carbon energy supplies with adequate protection of our fragile environment, countryside and communities.