Sounding Off: Risks of turbine collapse (Allen Fraser)
Those with an interest in windfarms may be interested to hear about the collapse on Friday 2nd January in light winds of an 80 metre
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‘Shetland has always been an outward looking and forward thinking place’
By BILL MANSON It’s worth considering some aspects of the Viking Energy Partnership’s recently lodged consent application for a large-scale windfarm in central Shetland.
READ FULL STORYSounding off: Wreaking havoc on cherished hillsides with repulsive wind(power) of money
Viking Energy is an apt name, says IAN TAIT, considering the energetic Vikings were a race famously unbothered by other people’s opinions, and who rode…
READ FULL STORYSounding off: As the money runs out and the convener dithers, now is the time for ridicule pole
By JONATHAN WILLS THE PHILOSOPHY behind what historians may one day call the “Sandynister” Movement was summed up at last week’s meeting of the council’s…
READ FULL STORYSounding off: Offshore oil no benefit as islanders pay highest fuel prices in the world
PAUL MEYER is the editor of a website, www.ripoff.co.uk, which campaigns on behalf of British consumers for lower prices. He recently moved to Shetland and…
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