Over 200 people have joined a Facebook campaign against the erection of wind turbines in the village of Invercairn in Fraserburgh and district. The group, which was formed on November 23 has already attracted over 200 ‘likes’ on the social media website. Applications for wind turbines in the village saw Read more
Windfarms in a separate Scotland may have to be subsidised by the UK Government, the independence White Paper has suggested. http://www.scottishconservatives.com/2013/11/white-paper-shows-separate-scotland-need-uk-wind-subsidy/
The Scottish Government has published its white paper on independence, outlining how it believes a Yes vote in next year’s referendum could pave the way for a new era for the nation. SNIP “We’d become independent in more promising circumstances than virtually any other nation in history,” he said. “That Read more
David Ross Highland Correspondent THE chapter dealing with the “Environment, Rural Scotland and Resources” is among the most important in the document. Dealing with oil and gas and renewable energy, it is the economic powerhouse of the White Paper’s vision. There is no great surprise that it laments the wasted Read more
Helen McArdle News Reporter AN INDEPENDENT Scotland will slash air passenger duty (APD) in half and eventually scrap it altogether in a bid to lure international airlines into setting up more direct long-haul flights to destinations in North America and the Asia Pacific region, according to plans outlined in the Read more
There has never been a multi-site study of the match between the impact of a wind farm as stated in the Environmental Assessment during the planning process and the actual impact once the wind farm is operational. The project will inform the Scottish Government on the need for guidance to Read more
Only those lucky enough to be hibernating will have been able to miss today’s publication of the Scottish Government’s White Paper on independence. The BBC’s Newsnight Scotland programme is appealing for members of the public to join a studio audience for its next debate on independence issues in the wake Read more
HoC Energy and Climate Change Committee /MPs question Ofgem on energy prices http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/Player.aspx?meetingId=14297