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August 2013

£3,000-a-year bills on the way as energy prices rise again/The Express

HARD-UP families could see energy bills double to a ­whopping £3,000 a year, experts warned last night. http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/425813/3-000-a-year-bills-on-the-way-as-energy-prices-rise-again

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Concern as wind turbines fail to produce power/The Journal

New figures showing barely active wind turbines have prompted fears of a rural landscape left scarred by inefficient wind farms http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/concern-wind-turbines-fail-produce-5821247

By SAS Volunteer, 7 years ago

Wind turbine planning to get harder, warns Smiths Gore/Farmers Weekly

Onshore wind developers will have to work much harder to convince planning authorities of the case for future sites according to land agents Smiths Gore. http://www.fwi.co.uk/articles/31/08/2013/140814/wind-turbine-planning-to-get-harder-warns-smiths-gore.htm

By SAS Volunteer, 7 years ago

UN victory grandmother attacks Alex Salmond over wind farms/The Telegraph

Christine Metcalfe, from Argyll, accused the First Minister of attempting to “bludgeon” local opposition to turbines and driving a pro-wind farm agenda like an “express train”. The 69-year-old said she was “relieved” a UN committee ruled in her favour this week that the UK Government acted illegally by denying the Read more…

By SAS Volunteer, 7 years ago

UK’s wind farm policy in doubt after grandmother’s UN victory – The Herald

Rachel Watson A SCOTTISH grandmother has won a United Nations victory over the UK Government. Christine Metcalfe, from Argyll, appeared before the UN to argue that the British Government had failed to fully inform the public about the negative effects of wind farms. Mrs Metcalfe, who travelled to the UN Read more…

By SAS Volunteer, 7 years ago

Agenda: Wind turbines and salmon farms damage the best of our country – The Herald

JENNY SCOBIE When visitors conjure up images of Scotland the chances are that golden eagles, grouse (especially if it’s on a whisky bottle), the majestic Scottish countryside and Atlantic salmon will feature prominently. Tourists visiting Scotland in their droves certainly do not come to see ugly wind farms blotting the Read more…

By SAS Volunteer, 7 years ago

IPCC Under Pressure: US And European Union Seeking More Clarity On Global Warming Slowdown/GWPF

U.S. and European Union envoys are seeking more clarity from the United Nations on a slowdown in global warming that climate skeptics have cited as a reason not to “panic” about environmental changes, leaked documents show. http://www.thegwpf.org/european-union-seeking-clarity-global-warming-slowdown/

By SAS Volunteer, 7 years ago

Call to spread benefits of wind farms/The John O’ Groats Journal

A SURVEY carried out to ask how money from wind farm projects in the far north should be spent has found support for the creation of an area-wide fund. http://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/News/Call-to-spread-benefits-of-wind-farms-30082013.htm

By SAS Volunteer, 7 years ago

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