From my house, on the side of the Bathgate hills I can see far and wide. To the south Tinto pokes its head up, to the north Ben Lomond. Dotted around, are the scourge of views, wind farms. One of those wind farms is Fintry Community Wind Farm.
Whilst some wind farms are cash cows for a single land owner, or the developers, not Fintry. The village of Fintry secured a wind turbine on the farm, and take a 15th share of the income. Using that money, they are investing in both their village and their future. The plans are for a carbon neutral village.
If you see the countryside as something to look at, or as something to get away from humanity, then I can understand why you don’t like wind farms. However, some people have to live there. And the Fintry Wind Farm is part of their life, and is changing it for the better.
Wind of Change is a short documentary about the project and the wind farm, produced by Cornelia Reetz and I hope you will take 15 minutes to view it. Whilst it is easy to despair about the future, this video should be an inspiration for rural Scotland.
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