tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089596276538867573.post6475901302984795815..comments2024-01-04T15:54:01.177+00:00Comments on Afoot in the Hills: Wind turbines and Forestry Commission Landafootinthehillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06670636358354420373noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089596276538867573.post-63025192216068720732011-03-13T22:28:00.497+00:002011-03-13T22:28:00.497+00:00Cheers Alan. I posted a comment on your most recen...Cheers Alan. I posted a comment on your most recent post before I picked this one up.afootinthehillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577883245206329444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089596276538867573.post-629694264597402322011-03-11T18:39:40.313+00:002011-03-11T18:39:40.313+00:00Hi
I have been out of circulation for a little whi...Hi<br />I have been out of circulation for a little while and so have only just caught up with you.<br />I thoroughly agree with you and Andy B - funding has to be a major factor in their decision making process.Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089596276538867573.post-9022187075625037372011-02-27T10:31:15.692+00:002011-02-27T10:31:15.692+00:00Oh yes, we're paying for it all - in every sen...Oh yes, we're paying for it all - in every sense.afootinthehillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670636358354420373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089596276538867573.post-56464596572734681592011-02-27T09:30:09.317+00:002011-02-27T09:30:09.317+00:00Aye, the thing about RSPB and FOE is that they now...Aye, the thing about RSPB and FOE is that they now get loads more of their money from the Government and the EU than they do from private donations/subscriptions. They've become in effect government mouthpieces and now the seriously big money is in wind. I think that's why Holyrood is going the wind way. As long as ROC and all the other incentives are in place, they are guaranteed an Andy B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089596276538867573.post-19175685748669741802011-02-26T17:33:43.233+00:002011-02-26T17:33:43.233+00:00I wish I could have been there to hear it. I live ...I wish I could have been there to hear it. I live for the day it might happen to me.afootinthehillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670636358354420373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089596276538867573.post-49282592880201345502011-02-26T12:21:38.315+00:002011-02-26T12:21:38.315+00:00Gibson, I also cancelled my RSPB subscription for ...Gibson, I also cancelled my RSPB subscription for the same reasons a couple of years back.<br /><br />And I bet the 'Friends of the earth' (like hell they are!) chap who accosted me outside Birmingham's Bullring is still wondering quite what he did to warrant the ear-bending.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089596276538867573.post-88150773289437748102011-02-25T18:24:26.740+00:002011-02-25T18:24:26.740+00:00Andy B. - Your comment is, needless to say, most w...Andy B. - Your comment is, needless to say, most welcome, and I think you've pretty much said all there is to say. I was aware of the "christening" rituals in some schools (the last one I heard of was on Skye) and I left the RSPB in disgust at their stance on wind energy.<br /><br />Scotland was indeed the "best place on earth". How can this be happening?afootinthehillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670636358354420373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089596276538867573.post-69789954607463430802011-02-25T17:27:22.666+00:002011-02-25T17:27:22.666+00:00Agree entirely with your point, afoot.
It's d...Agree entirely with your point, afoot.<br /><br />It's diabolical just now. The area where I live it's being bombarded with applications. We fought off three major applications over the past five years and now a different company is putting forward basically the very same applications in slightly altered format, plus some new ones as well. They're just wearing the opposition out.<br /Andy B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089596276538867573.post-7075377757116747982011-02-24T08:05:21.313+00:002011-02-24T08:05:21.313+00:00Edit: meant to say that Scotland won't have *a...Edit: meant to say that Scotland won't have *additional* or replacement nuclear power stations.afootinthehillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670636358354420373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089596276538867573.post-89010335066976486582011-02-23T21:05:08.587+00:002011-02-23T21:05:08.587+00:00Hi David,
Afraid I can’t agree!
It may seem like...Hi David,<br /><br />Afraid I can’t agree!<br /><br />It may seem like a counsel of despair, but my view that the Scottish landscape is on its way to ruin is not a recently formed one. I’ve climbed and walked in Scotland all my life and have seen the wild places degraded year by year, but I’ve never witnessed such a massive and determined assault as is happening now. And a recent report in ‘afootinthehillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670636358354420373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089596276538867573.post-64449314809098546882011-02-23T15:58:21.540+00:002011-02-23T15:58:21.540+00:00Alan was on top form, as was Andy, and it was grea...Alan was on top form, as was Andy, and it was great to meet them. Whilst I share Alan's passion, I think we need to tread careful - as I said to him afterwards, be careful of saying its all over - 6 weeks ago so were the forests in England. Also, the media want live stories, not afait acompli ones. The coffin is still a powerful symbol, but a symbol of despair only? Lastly, do you want a selfpoweredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10690224905896399570noreply@blogger.com