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5 million Scottish trees felled for wind farms
The Scotsman ^ | 2nd January 2014 | ILONA AMOS

Posted on 01/02/2014 12:03:58 PM PST by george76

ONLY a fraction of Scottish forests felled to make way for wind farms have been replanted, figures show, sparking calls for a ban on new developments.

Forestry Commission statistics reveal that about five million trees – almost one for every person in Scotland – have been cut down to clear space for turbines in the past six years but less than a third of them have been replaced.

Of the 2,510 hectares stripped of woodland to make way for turbines since 2007, just 792 hectares were reforested after construction was completed.

The Scottish Conservatives, who obtained the figures through a Freedom of Information request, claimed the figures are evidence that the Scottish Government is “destroying nature” in a bid to meet its own climate targets, which aim for all the country’s electricity to come from renewable sources by 2020.

MSP Murdo Fraser, energy spokesman for the party, said: “The SNP is so blindly obsessed with renewable energy that it doesn’t mind destroying another important environmental attribute to make way for it.

(Excerpt) Read more at scotsman.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: agw; algore; climatechange; envirowhackos; globalwarming; green; wind; windfarms
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1 posted on 01/02/2014 12:03:58 PM PST by george76
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To: george76

All I can think of is when Rush plays the chainsaw audio in the background on his show.


2 posted on 01/02/2014 12:05:38 PM PST by nascarnation (I'm hiring Jack Palladino to investigate Baraq's golf scores.)
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To: george76

There is nay such a thing as “Scottish’’. If one is from Bonnie Scotland one is a ‘’Scot’’. In plural, ‘’the Scots’’. The headline should read ‘’2 millions trees felled in Scotland..’’ etc. Do ye ken?


3 posted on 01/02/2014 12:13:14 PM PST by jmacusa ("Chasing God out of the classroom didn't usher in The Age of Reason''.)
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To: george76

I remember riding through the Highlands in the late 1970’s noting how barren the hills were of trees. I went back in the late 1980’s and saw the fruits of an intense reforestation program. I can’t imagine the eco’s went ahead and nixed the new forests.


4 posted on 01/02/2014 12:15:24 PM PST by LoneRangerMassachusetts (The meek shall not inherit the Earth)
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Groundskeeper Willie: Damn Scots!!!! They ruined Scotland!!!!!


5 posted on 01/02/2014 12:16:10 PM PST by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
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To: george76

Between the Luddites and the Liberals the world truly seems to be going to hell in a hand basket.


6 posted on 01/02/2014 12:19:24 PM PST by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: george76

eco-insanity


7 posted on 01/02/2014 12:20:19 PM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: george76

do wind turbines absorb CO2?
Scottish barren hills are not very efficient carbon sinks eh?


8 posted on 01/02/2014 12:24:01 PM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: Don Corleone

“Between the Luddites and the Liberals the world truly seems to be going to hell in a hand basket.”

At least the basket will be cottage-crafted and ecologically sound.

Besides, the Liberals reckon we’re only going to heck!


9 posted on 01/02/2014 12:25:17 PM PST by headsonpikes (Mass murder and cannibalism are the twin sacraments of socialism - "Who-whom?"-Lenin)
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To: jmacusa
And the trees they chop down are Scots or Scotch Pine: http://www.bedfordaudubon.org/images/seasons/winter/pinus_sylvestris-scots-pine.jpg not Scottish Pine.
10 posted on 01/02/2014 12:30:29 PM PST by palmer (Obama = Carter + affirmative action)
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To: george76

Big mistake.


11 posted on 01/02/2014 12:30:46 PM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: george76

Some stewards these ‘green’ folks are..

Ask any bird if they’d rather be fried by solar or whancked by blade..

POlicy has consequences

Are ‘they’ blind? Or just myopic?


12 posted on 01/02/2014 12:31:34 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi)
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To: jmacusa

5 million Scottish trees felled for wind farms...........Millions of Scottish Terriers are deeply troubled.................

13 posted on 01/02/2014 12:32:28 PM PST by Red Badger (Proud member of the Zeta Omicron Tau Fraternity since 2004...................)
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To: silverleaf

They will be quite efficient foot sinks...............


14 posted on 01/02/2014 12:33:25 PM PST by Red Badger (Proud member of the Zeta Omicron Tau Fraternity since 2004...................)
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To: jmacusa
1Scot·tish adjective \ˈskä-tish\ : of or relating to Scotland or its people Full Definition of SCOTTISH : of, relating to, or characteristic of Scotland, Scots, or the Scots — Scot·tish·ness noun See Scottish defined for English-language learners »
15 posted on 01/02/2014 12:38:53 PM PST by Rennes Templar (If you like your disease, you can keep it.)
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To: Red Badger

and I’m oot my face!


16 posted on 01/02/2014 12:42:06 PM PST by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: freekitty

They can’t see the forest for the...........windmills.


17 posted on 01/02/2014 12:51:42 PM PST by FAA
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To: george76

These are not the frugal Scottish of my heritage!

They would NOT go to Hell for a half dollar if it cost $5.00 to get back.


18 posted on 01/02/2014 1:01:31 PM PST by PATRIOT1876
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So they cut down millions of CO2-suckers to stop CO2 levels from rising. Genius!

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19 posted on 01/02/2014 1:01:41 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (...)
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To: Red Badger

Scottie The Dog: I canna stop the CO2 levels from rising, Captain!


20 posted on 01/02/2014 1:02:32 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (...)
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