Wind Farms - how to rape an island and make shareholders rich
Posted: Tuesday, 12 February 2008 |
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400 jobs? Doing what? Surely this is just in the construction phase. I can't see these mills keeping 400 people in full time employment. 2 jobs per turbine?
Muness from Fetlar
Calumannabel, The town fathers want this scheme, and refer to anyone who does not as indulging in environmental colonialism, sitting in the Central Belt, telling the natives what to do. Sounds to me like it's the town fathers that are sitting in the Central Belt (read: Sandwick Road, Stornoway), telling the natives what to do. The natives don't want this chest of beads and mirrors.
Snowman from On top of Roineabhal
One or two councillors already have enormous central belts. With the recent stonking pay rise, they can go only one way...
Mac an t-Sronaich from Lewis
This is bizarre. A massive proportion of the population actively object to this project, a tiny proportion show favour and BINGO! it's What Everyone Wants. There was that nice Mr Campbell on telly last evening and he's convinced its a good thing...oh never trust a Campbell...so they say...
Flying Cat from MacDo's
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Heb Life from a view wind-turbine free currently
More revenue equals more meetings and more expenses. Maybe they'll vote on a railway and run a Gravy train from all parts to Sandwick Road and a bigger ferry to carry their egos to meetings on the mainland. I have never yet met anyone who has entered politics for anyhting other than self aggrandisement and this lot are no different.
Calum from The Soap Box Man of Lewis
Ooooo what a cynic!
Flying Cat from Sceptics Rool OK
You bring back the guillotine, Calum. and I'll provide a can of WD40 (and a roll of duct tape, if I am feeling generous). # MacDo's, FC? Oh, the tartaned arches...
mjc from NM,USA
who is that standing upon my soap-box - get off this minute you hooligan ...!! Seriously though, I find this whole subject so depressing - there's not a great deal you can do about it, it seems ... and for people with a developed sense of fair-play, that is a problem ... Is it just as you grow older that you get more cynical ...? Would this misuse of democratic power have appalled me so much if I was still 17 ...? (not so long ago, as I'm now 27 ... <ahem> )
soaplady from bristling with indignation
Now come on, you're both grown-ups - surely you can share a soapbox! (although it would seem the age gap is somewhat larger than I had imagined!)
Flying Cat from archly tartan
Don't bet on it FC ... :-) I just have a bit of an issue with the proper definition of age, that's all ...
soaplady from a sheepish grin
Try it from my point of view! Seven cat years to one human one...that makes me...*thinks*...35!
Flying Cat from silver hairs among the gold
35 FC? I can see middle age crisis coming up. Next thing you know, you'll want to be a dog ... Or you could go walkabouting, going back to your roots in metropolitan Finstoon.
mjc from NM,USA
拢5million a year for seriously wrecking the place?Are they nuts? Thats sod all these days. 400 construction jobs- maybe 100 locally if they can find the labourers and the rest will be Poles or whatever. If I hear they have no plan B another time I'll drive my tractor off a cliff. Fish/shellfish landings in Shetland last year were worth 拢73million (Lewis maybe 5-7mil) oil was worth 拢70. Due to our councils lack of investment oand interest we have a local fishing industry treading water when it could be a significant employer and generate far more to the economy than a concrete island with metal trees. Fishings by and large tourist friendly as well so we won't lose that bone! Lets have more diversity in employment, makes for a happier life than working for a huge company!
The angry leosach from eilean leodhas
not having tv i haven't seen the programme, thanks calum for the info on the figures, I used to be pro wind power when i believed it was green energy but now I know it's all about selling shares and green offsets I am against it unless it is community run for the community,
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