A meeting of the five polar bear range states closed on Friday in Moscow but not before government delegates ousted journalists and representatives of green NGOs. About 20 people were barred from the meeting. Despite the fact that the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) apparently provided a significant portion of the Read more
Prices paid in the UK to solar and wind generators will change to favour offshore wind at the expense of the others. Jim Platt warns that the policy is doomed to failure – offshore wind is just too expensive, and likely to remain so. Building things in the middle of Read more
DEVELOPERS behind a controversial wind farm refused permission by ministers last year have scaled down their plans drastically and re-submitted them for planning approval. The original proposal was for 30 turbines near the village of Spittal in Caithness, but the new proposal is for just seven in the area. Local Read more
Wind firm in fresh attempt to put turbines on rejected site David Ross Highland Correspondent DEVELOPERS behind a controversial wind farm refused permission by ministers last year have scaled down their plans drastically and re-submitted them for planning approval. The original proposal was for 30 turbines near the village of Read more
It is with a mix of excitement and real sadness that I’ve just booked my traditional week in the Cairngorms, the same last week of February that’s been a highlight of my annual calendar for a decade. Being one of those who’s seen as a mobile snack-bar for the dreaded Read more
A GREAT-GRANDSON of Winston Churchill is leading a battle to save his corner of the English countryside from solar farm developers. Jack Churchill, 38, has launched the Wake Up Wiltshire campaign in his home village of Seend. It is situated near farmland where energy firms want to erect hundreds of Read more
FAMILIES face power cuts at Christmas and New Year because the Government has failed to allow for the predicted Arctic weather, according to the UK’s leading energy supply expert. Professor Ian Fells fears a bitterly cold winter will push the National Grid beyond breaking point when demand for electricity peaks. Read more
Local authorities are missing a massive £200 million from the funds they need to clean up the mess made by 32 opencast coal mines across central Scotland, a Sunday Herald investigation has revealed. According to informed industry sources, the cash set aside by two major coal companies before they collapsed Read more