European commissioners are considering scrapping a binding target for renewable energy for 2030, a move that would please big utility companies but infuriate environmentalists. http://www.thegwpf.org/green-fury-eu-considers-scrapping-binding-renewables-targets/
Councils that give the green-light to ’fracking’ projects will be allowed to keep millions of pounds more in tax revenue, David Cameron has announced. http://www.energyvoice.com/2014/01/extra-tax-cash-councils-give-fracking-go-ahead-says-prime-minister/
HUNDREDS of huge wind turbine blades could end up having to be buried at the end of their working life. http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/local/wind-turbine-blades-could-be-buried-at-end-of-working-life-1.175753
Marking out protected “wild land” in the Highlands – where new wind farms or other developments could be barred – has sparked a heated clash between councillors. Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has drawn up a map setting out the remote terrain which should be protected against development in a national Read more