The march of wind turbines was laid bare last night as it was revealed that they are visible from nearly half of Scotland. New figures show that the renewable energy towers can be seen from 41.7% of the countryside compared to 19.9% five years ago. Protesters warned the situation would Read more
David Cameron Warned He May Lose Elections Over Rising Green Energy Costs UK Chancellor George Osborne tells the environmental lobby today that Britain should not be “in front of the rest of the world” in tackling climate change. In an interview with The Times, the Chancellor dismissed as a gimmick Read more
Windfarm misery for property owners A storm of protest has been whipped up by hundreds of people who claim their homes are being slashed in value by wind farms. Some fear they have lost six-figure sums after failing to sell their property near imposing turbines. Anti-windfarm campaigners and politicians claim Read more
National anti-wind farm campaign group Scotland Against Spin has raised the alarm about a renewable energy company engaged by Fife Council to develop turbines on their behalf at 25 Council-owned sites. It has accused Glasgow-based company Phenix Energy of being on “a fishing expedition, regardless of the cost to Fife Read more
Who cares about birds? What about humans being killed by wind farm accidents? http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2013/09/29/forget-eagle-deaths-wind-turbines-kill-humans/
Campaigners are celebrating after plans for a windfarm were thrown out. Energy firm Gamesa had applied to the Scottish Government to build a 117MW wind farm with 40 turbines at Glenouther Moor, south of Neilston, in East Renfrewshire. But the plan was refused by Energy Minister Fergus Ewing following a Read more
The IPCC’s call to phase out fossil fuels is economic nonsense and ‘morally outrageous’ for the developing world Former chancellor Lord Lawson, now chairman of the Global Warming Policy. http://www.thegwpf.org/
Environmental groups warn that proposals to construct 240 turbines in the Bristol Channel threaten hundreds of harbour porpoises. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/windpower/10341845/Harbour-porpoise-could-blow-giant-wind-farm-off-course.html