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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pratincol" data-source="post: 3301970" data-attributes="member: 65801">...... same in California!A few years ago we drove from San Franscisco to Yosemite through what was then the biggest wind farm in the world.About 25% were in operation!It is clearly a worldwide problem.It was interesting driving around Galloway in Scotland.There are some brand new turbines festooning the once lovely countryside,now whirling away.They have some sort of 'community' wind turbines,smaller, and  just one or two on farms.Nearly all of these were not working anymore, or the blades had blown off, leaving ugly stems littering the fields.They were clearly wrecked but nobody seemed to be bothered to dismantle them.There only use now?Scrap metal!Combined with the massive new ugly developments the landscape is an industrial mess.To make matters worse there are plans to ruin the beautiful Hills  east of Wigton and the world class view along the cliffs on the north of Mull of Galloway,with even more turbines.For those thinking of visiting this area having been told it is a beautiful area,don't bother.It WAS wonderful,but it is no more. After  recently witnessing the new  mega windfarms in the Borders and the mind boggling huge pyolons of the Beauly Denny power line, I get the impression the SNP just want to turn Scotland into an almighty giant power station.Best of luck!- but don't expect hoards of tourists to turn up to see their industrial rural landscapes.</blockquote>

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