The Kintyre Forum

As part of the Kintyre Environmental Fair next month (see monthly events) their is an environmental Question Time involving a panel of distinguished worthies along the lines of the TV programme.

Its a public meeting, anyone is welcome to join in and will have an opportunity to ask a question. I would also be useful to start raising some of the burning issues on this thread.

The panal are -

Chair
Marian Pallister - Journalist and Author

Panel
George Lyon, MSP - Deputy Minister for Finance
Eleanor Scott, MSP - Highlands & Islands Region
Maf Smith - Scottish Renewables Forum
Ronald Roberts - Professor of Aquaculture
Dave Bruce - Manager, Scottish Wind Assessment Project

It would be good to ask one of the set questions on the evening, from this forum.

My question:

Is Maf a real name

Malky

Second question:

Now that offshore wind (and wave) energy is taking off, what is the panels view on having an undersea electricity grid off the west coast of the UK by running a sub-sea cable from the Western Isles all the way to the South of England?

This would hopefully stop the giant pylons going up across the Highlands.

Malky

Hi Malky,

Maf in indeed the mans name, you can ask him what it’s short for on the evening of the 16th if you feel like it. Better still your last question is one he is well placed to answer, Scottish Renewables is the forum for the Renewable energy industry in Scotland. Maf will be well placed to address any concerns about the development of renewable energy in Kintyre.

see their site -

http://www.scottishrenewables.com/home.asp

Thanks to everyone who came to the Environmental Question Time, the turnout far exceeded our expectations, particularly for a Friday night in Campbeltown - at least 50 in the audience including councillors Kelly & Mckinlay.

There were over 400 questions came from local schools for the event out of which we had to select 5 for the event. The 4, which were asked -

Will there be enough Petrol when I grow up? Keith Taylor P4 Dalintober PS

Do you think the sea at Clachan will get hotter or colder by the time I grow up? Damian P3 Clachan PS

Can we stop people dropping litter? Eilidh Macalister P7 Glenbarr PS

Do you think it is more important that the windfarms help the environment rather than have a negative effect on the scenery? Lindsay Campbell P6/7 Dalontober PS.

Thanks to all who took part

John S wrote:Thanks to everyone who came to the Environmental Question Time, the turnout far exceeded our expectations, particularly for a Friday night in Campbeltown - at least 50 in the audience including councillors Kelly & Mckinlay.

There were over 400 questions came from local schools for the event out of which we had to select 5 for the event. The 4, which were asked -

Will there be enough Petrol when I grow up? Keith Taylor P4 Dalintober PS

Do you think the sea at Clachan will get hotter or colder by the time I grow up? Damian P3 Clachan PS

Can we stop people dropping litter? Eilidh Macalister P7 Glenbarr PS

Do you think it is more important that the windfarms help the environment rather than have a negative effect on the scenery? Lindsay Campbell P6/7 Dalontober PS.

Thanks to all who took part

What was the answers?

Yeah, and is Maf a real name?

I was in Oban and didn't get back in time to go and ask my question

Malky

Davie,

The answers -

No
Depends
Yes
Maybe

If you want a more detailed explanation, perhaps you should have come along particularly relevant to someone living so close to the sea as yourself, (I would suggest you get the youngster swimming lessons from birth)

Malky,

Maf never came sighting the puerile comments made on a certain forum

Na - He couldn’t make it, but nether did the manager of Vestas who was suppose to go in his place. However the four panellists who did make it gave an excellent account of themselves.

John S wrote:If you want a more detailed explanation, perhaps you should have come along particularly relevant to someone living so close to the sea as yourself, (I would suggest you get the youngster swimming lessons from birth)

Just for the forum John - if there was anything of interest.

With regards the sea level, should we have concerns?

John S wrote:Malky,

Maf never came sighting the puerile comments made on a certain forum

I know, some people just go for the the cheap laugh all the time.

TBH, I'd have liked to have asked my second question which I thought was quite a good grown up question (for me)

The kids had good questions though .....

Malky