Saturday 14 April 2012

A lot of hot air from Scottish Renewables

Calton would just like to know on what basis Scottish Renewables is asserting that people in Scotland are not opposed to wind power and that it has no negative impact on tourism. Have they done surveys of both Scottish people and tourists to canvas their views? Or is this just anecdotal evidence? Where are the figures to back up their assertions? Calton knows quite a few people who are opposed to windfarms, some of whom are sufficiently unhappy that they are actively lobbying against them. Do they not count? Naturally Scottish Renewables is going to be pro-windpower since it is the industry body, however, if they want to be convincing, they are going to have to do better than just quote a few unsubstantiated facts. Calton would also like to know if this industry body is receiving any government funding, given the SNP's well-known bias towards windfarms. If they are, Trump's £10 million is simply levelling the playing field.

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