Shetland windfarm - Viking Energy

[stilldellin]

Anyone hear the party political broadcast by the supporters group on " The Week That's Awa " on Radio Shetland on Friday night ?

I think it is entirely wrong that BBC air time on a local news program is used in this sort of way where the vulnerable can be swayed.

[Kavi Ugl]

Hmmm, it just gets murkier and murkier......

 

http://www.shetnews.co.uk/letters/4002-what-as-surprise.html

 

The Shetland Times poll was completely and utterly flawed. When I answered the phone my opinion didn't count because I wasn't in the age bracket she was looking for(apparently they'd reached their quota for my age group).

 

stilldellin, wha was on da week dat's awa?.

[derick]

Ian Tinkler quoting the Daily Mail - that's your SOURCE????

 

Jesus on a bike.

 

http://scottishroundup.co.uk/2012/04/29/donald-where%E2%80%99s-yer-turbines/

 

love the cartoons!

[derick]

Ah, Donald, wir Donald

 

http://asairfecht.blogspot.co.uk/

 

and CATS chose this guy for their backer. Oh right.

[MuckleJoannie]

Anyone hear the party political broadcast by the supporters group on " The Week That's Awa " on Radio Shetland on Friday night ?

I think it is entirely wrong that BBC air time on a local news program is used in this sort of way where the vulnerable can be swayed.

 

I think he said he was speaking against the previous week's speaker who was against the windfarm - balance by the BBC!

[stilldellin]

Hmmm, it just gets murkier and murkier......

 

http://www.shetnews.co.uk/letters/4002-what-as-surprise.html

 

The Shetland Times poll was completely and utterly flawed. When I answered the phone my opinion didn't count because I wasn't in the age bracket she was looking for(apparently they'd reached their quota for my age group).

 

stilldellin, wha was on da week dat's awa?.

 

Here Kavi, sadly one of my countrymen and a good freend !

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland/news/rs_good_evening_shetland/

about eighteen meenits in....

[shetlandpeat]

If enough money is offered, folk will grab it. Fact of life really, especially when you think of the alternatives mentioned here, sleepless nights, constant noise, dusts, bird entrails, johnny foreigners, CO2, machines. To be honest, who would not take the money?

Still, what other options would there be? Wave is as efficient as wind, yet many years away. Shetland still part of Scotland, Britain, Europe, to change that is as far away.

How are you going to stop it, as said, you are the ones who may see it or hear it.

[stilldellin]

^ Well Peat not much in the way of wind or wave here this morning but yes, plenty tidal power. :-

http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb479/beenister/tide1.jpg

As regards all these that are waiting on the handouts, utter bollox, all we will see is an increase in energy charges to feed the wind farms !

[Ghostrider]

If enough money is offered, folk will grab it. Fact of life really, especially when you think of the alternatives mentioned here, sleepless nights, constant noise, dusts, bird entrails, johnny foreigners, CO2, machines.

 

That sounds awfully like a description of this neighbourhood, so I'd notice no difference.

 

A lot will, sure. Not everyone though, there are just some things that the cheque could never be big enough.

 

To be honest, who would not take the money?

 

I'll have some of that, the way this has been handled so far, I wouldn't dirty my hands on a penny of it.

[shetlandpeat]

None of the renewable energies will give a constant power level. They will still need a back up. Tidal is the same. I would guess there will be similar issues as to cables. I would also asume that they will become victim to the rubbish that is discarded in the sea. Again, none of this is simple yet it is progressing. Folk will have to make up their own minds really.

[stilldellin]

Breaking news :- First real benefits of a wind farm in Shetland !

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17871300

[unlinkedstudent]

^ Makes mental note to tell my mate living near a wind farm that she is not, in fact, menopausal and having night sweats because of raging hormones but it is, in fact, due to hot air blowing in the wind!

[paulb]

oh ther horror a 1oc in temp around turbines. well that will make abig diffrence in winter.

 

ghost are you saying that you will refuse all servicesand provision that the money will bring.

[shetlandpeat]

Concrete gets very hot when going off. This can last quite a while.

[derick]

a 1% local temperature increase ANYWHERE in Shetland can only be a good thing.