The battle against global warming is being put at risk by far-left extremists in the green movement who are resisting a moderate consensus on issues such as fracking, the government’s independent adviser on climate change has warned. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jan/20/fracking-lord-deben-climate-change
The remarkable discovery that a bat the size of a human thumb managed to fly from a village in the West Country all the way to the north of Holland could scupper future plans for vast off-shore wind farms, it was revealed yesterday. http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Tiny-bat-flies-Blagdon-Somerset-Friesland-Holland/story-20470452-detail/story.html
Plans for two 47-metre wind turbines directly facing Rothesay Bay are due to be considered by Argyll and Bute councillors this week. http://www.buteman.co.uk/news/community-news/toward-wind-turbine-plans-still-unacceptable-1-3274796
Scotland Against Spin spokesperson Linda Holt said people were contacting the organisation with “horror, disbelief and desperation” at today’s consent for the Bhlaraidh wind farm. She said: “It makes a a complete mockery of the Scottish Government’s support for wild land, biodiversity and the tourist economy. 32 turbines of over Read more
Renewable energy to power around half of Scotland could be harnessed from the tides in a single stretch of water off the north coast of the country, according to new research. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/environment/north-coast-tides-could-power-half-of-scotland-say-scientists.23212979
Germany’s economy minister wants to cut the support price paid for electricity from solar and wind power generators by about a third by 2015, according to a draft proposal for one of the most challenging economic reforms facing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s new government. http://www.theage.com.au/business/carbon-economy/germany-eyes-cuts-of-a-third-to-renewable-energy-support-by-2015-20140120-313bx.html
Plans by a care home firm for a wind turbine over 300ft high at Hawick are drawing flak, with one local councillor calling the scheme ridiculous. http://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/news/local-headlines/hawick-nursing-home-s-plan-for-334ft-wind-turbine-1-3269687
The Archbishop of Canterbury is being dragged into a wind farm row as permission is sought for 37 turbines in a woodland owned by the Church of England just north of the Border. The development is planned by energy giant RES for Dykeraw Forest south Chesters village, near Hawick. Twenty Read more