Lewis Windfarm Turned Down

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Reported by the BBC

Plans to build one of Europe's biggest wind farms on the Isle of Lewis are set to be turned down.

More than 5,000 letters of objection to the proposals were received by the Scottish Government. It is believed environmental concerns are behind the decision. An official announcement from the Scottish Government is not expected for a further two or three weeks.

The Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT) has opposed plans for the 181-turbine development. It fears the proposed £500m development by Lewis Wind Power would destroy some of the world's most extensive and intact areas of blanket bog.

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25 Jan, 2008
That's fantastic news if true. Very happy about this.
25 Jan, 2008
why is it fantastic news?
25 Jan, 2008
Why? What about marine life? Where would you site them? Estuaries?
25 Jan, 2008
I don't think that covering ecologically sensitive land in wind turbines is a good idea. Wind power on an industrial scale is not the answer to our climate problems.
25 Jan, 2008
I would prefer to see turbines in the built environment and not in the countryside. They didn't appear to be taking into consideration the populations of golden eagles and other rarer birds of prey there. In Norway turbines have been responsible for reducing the population of eagles in the local area.
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