LEWIS NEEDS YOUR HELP TODAY! The Scottish Executive MUST be convinced that by allowing these monstrous windfarms, the Western Isles will suffer a terrible loss far greater than any potential bonus that might be gained by some people from the developments.

We, the undersigned, petition against and object to the massive Lewis wind farm proposals currently before the Scottish Executive, in strong support of local opposition and other objections submitted thus far.

We, the undersigned therefore strongly object to the following developments for the Isle of Lewis:

1. We object to Lewis Wind Power's proposed Lewis Wind Farm on North West Lewis
2. We object to Beinn Mhor Power’s proposed wind farm on the Eisgein estate
3. We object to Scottish and Southern Energy’s proposed Pairc Wind farm in the Pairc region of Lewis

We object on all the grounds mentioned in the petition description namely:

1. The adverse effect which the construction and location of the massive windfarms will have on an environmentally and ecologically valuable global region
2. The adverse effect which the industrialisation of an island as pristine and unspoilt as Lewis will have on its tourism industry and on the residents of Lewis dependent on that industry
3. The adverse effect which the huge turbines, pylons and transmission lines will have on migratory and breeding bird populations in the region
4. The fact that despite overwhelming opposition to the schemes indicated in polls taken on Lewis and objection letters submitted thus far to the Scottish Executive - all with Western Isles Council’s councillors’ knowledge - the majority of the Western Isles Council’s councillors voted to approve the abovementioned projects. The Western Isles Council totally disregarded the opinion of the majority of the islanders and it is in support of these islanders that this petition was set up.

We suggest that other forms of ecologically and environmentally compatible energy sources be considered speedily and that tourism to, and trade with, the Western Isles be promoted to boost its economy, thereby encouraging growth in that region.