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The MoD is forming contingency plans to repel Russian attacks on UK energy infrastructure. These will cover cyber defence, rogue oil tankers and no doubt major substations, 20 of which have been taken out in Ukraine. Imagine a cheeky nest of anti-missile batteries on the Fanellan braes; that would set off the development nicely, complementing the razor wire, watchtowers, security lights and alsatians defending a strategic energy hub.  Dialling back from the prospect of sudden death under a Putin ICBM, there are the more insidious health effects of Fanellan, Field Beauly's BESS and pylons to consider. The elephant in the room, disguised among hulking grey transformers, is the cumulative effect of all this on the mental and physical wellbeing of surrounding communities. For unexplained reasons, as CB4PC has pointed out, The Highland Council has scoped out health as a competent objection although planning authorities are required to consider public health and wellbeing under National ...

Trekkies will recall the Borg cyborgs who resembled schlock eye patients with a random lens over one eye. Never great conversationists, the Borg limited themselves to telling Kirk, Spock and co: "We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships... Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile". The last phrase was on repeat.  This has a familiar ring to opponents of green energy extremism in the Highlands. It's the mantra of the SSEN, Westminster and Holyrood Borg. Ed Miliband's eyes already shine with that insane Borg glow. Remove his hair, zip him into a suit of kinky plastic armour and Ed's a regular cyborg and right on message too.  Most public meetings  and social media forums tackling the energy infrastructure debate have their Borg element. Theirs is a message developers love to push. Look, the battle is lost already, they insist. Give up, make peace and get the best surrender terms you can. You might persuade SSE to pay for mendin...