Campaigners want Moratorium on Windfarms – The Herald
“Bid to Halt Wind Farm Plans – campaigners want moratorium http://www.protectwildscotland.org/wind/wind-news/herald-bid-to-halt-wind-farm-plans-campaigners-want-moratorium/
Renewable Energy Needs Huge Mineral Supply – Climate Central
LONDON – Humankind could be about to exchange one kind of energy crisis for another. The switch from the finite store of fossil fuels to renewable sources could involve a huge additional demand for the world’s equally finite store of metals and minerals. http://www.climatecentral.org/news/renewable-energy-needs-huge-mineral-supply-16682
Windfarm Blight – Shelter.Org
If the council or another public authority is planning a development in your area that affects your home, you could find it hard to sell your home for a reasonable price. However, you may be able to force them to buy your home by serving a blight notice. This page Read more
Bid to halt wind farm plans over switch-off payments
David Ross Highland Correspondent CAMPAIGNERS have called for a moratorium on wind farm applications in the Highlands amid claims that millions of pounds has been paid out for them to be switched off over the past seven months. ALTERING SKYLINES: The giant wind turbines have been the cause of much Read more
Scotland’s wild land mapped – Press and Journal
By Neil MacPhail A new map of Scotland’s wild land has been drawn up to help form a framework of where major developments such as windfarms might be built, and the public are being asked to comment on it. Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has launched a seven-week consultation on the Read more