Resources

Shetland councillors

Members of Scottish Parliament (List MSPs etc)

- Shetland Islands Council Aerogenerator Policy. November 2004. This is the SICs interim policy on domestic and community aerogenerators. Try fitting the "community" Viking scheme to this policy if you can! 481Kb file. 15 pages.

- Tourism windfarm Scotland Study. 12 March 2008. Scottish government commissioned study. Tourists were interviewed at main tourist attractions (note, not near any wind farms). This report was spun as tourists support wind farms. However, actually reading the report reveals that about 20-30% of tourists preferred landscapes without windfarms. Would we be happy with 20-30% less overnight tourists in Shetland? 3.09MB file. 115 pages.

- Moyle Interconnector Overview. September 2002. Overview of the converter station in Northern Ireland. Capacity is about same as proposed for Shetland Converter Station, and use similar HVDD cable. Note the sheer size of the station. Can you imagine this in the upper Weisdale / Kergord valley. 1.81MB file. 13 pages.

Constitution of Sustainable Shetland. Every democratic organisation should be clear about how it operates, why it exists, and how members can take part in activities, and affect change within their organisation. Here is our constitution. 3 pages, 18kb.