The European Court of Justice ( ECJ) gave its verdict on Thursday 19 December that the French tariff for purchasing wind power generated electricity represents an aid provided by French State resources. The “Fédération Environnement Durable” notes that this judgment confirms the decision of the “Conseil d’Etat” of France, which Read more…
WATCH: Daniel Hannan – “The fallacy of green jobs”. http://www.conservativehome.com/video/2013/12/watch-danhannanmep-the-fallacy-of-green-jobs.html
The European Union is paying green campaign groups millions of pounds effectively to lobby itself. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/10532853/European-Union-funding-90m-green-lobbying-con.html
Documents submitted to Department of Energy and Climate Change raise questions regarding future energy policy http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/dec/21/nuclear-plants-energy-plans
A COMPANY involving two major donors to the pro-Union Better Together campaign has been accused of trying to shortchange a Highlands community out of millions of pounds. http://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/referendum-news/no-vote-donors-caught-in-wind-farm-payments-row.23013322
The Scottish Government is to hold a summit on the crisis over developing large windfarms on the islands. There are serious fears that developers will walk away because the returns will not be so lucrative. It follows the UK government’s shock decision not to increase the subsidy for onshore windfarms Read more…