tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post8912493435370273856..comments2024-03-18T08:42:30.787+00:00Comments on Chris Townsend Outdoors: Wild Places are PopularChris Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-9494329379681811352012-10-08T09:45:21.099+01:002012-10-08T09:45:21.099+01:00Appeals to protect our wild areas continue to be s...Appeals to protect our wild areas continue to be seen as overly sentimental arguments by our politicians, or that we’re just the loony fringe. There seems little recognition of its real economic value and what I see as being destroyed bite by bite. I recently backpacked the Southern Upland Way and witnessed firsthand the wholesale ravaging of the area, and more wind farms continue to be built, IPaulAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-79094901627062419812012-10-05T13:12:29.760+01:002012-10-05T13:12:29.760+01:00Thanks Oss. I think the voices of non-residents ar...Thanks Oss. I think the voices of non-residents are important. Tourism is the biggest industry in the Highlands. Visit Scotland, the national tourist service, is a government body and tends to stay quiet on wind farms. It's worth contacting them as well - http://www.visitscotland.com/Chris Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-33637320806859581192012-10-05T12:09:49.136+01:002012-10-05T12:09:49.136+01:00As a regular visitor to Scotland, I'll happily...As a regular visitor to Scotland, I'll happily send the email. I'd guess that the voice of non-residents - if there are enough of us - should carry at least some weight. Chris, are the various tourism organisations operating in Scotland adding their voices to this debate? It's in their interests to do so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com