David Ross Highland Correspondent CONSERVATIONISTS are calling for a planning system in which developers deliver their promised benefits to local communities, before they irrevocably damage the environment. The change was proposed in the wake of Donald Trump’s comment that he would not spend more on his planned golf resort at Read more
LINDA Holt (Letters, February 13) claims wind turbines are the main cause of rising energy bills for businesses and consumers. How is it then that the big six energy companies have each paid out share dividends of hundreds of millions of pounds almost every year? Much of this money Read more
DR Willie Wilson (Letters, February 12) appears to have swallowed the Scottish Government’s green propaganda wholesale. Hydro power and pumped storage are two different things. There is not enough potential capacity in Scotland for the latter to combat in any significant way the problem of intermittency with wind energy. Pumped Read more
A proposed update of EU law to make environmental impact assessments clearer, build in biodiversity and climate change, and involve the public, was backed by the Environment Committee on Wednesday. This update, already informally agreed with the Council of Ministers, includes beefed up rules to ensure that decisions to authorize Read more
The Sheerwind Invelox turbine directs wind through a funnel This wind is passed through a tube towards the turbine’s generator The movement creates a ‘jet effect’ which increases the wind’s velocity Sheerwind claims the turbine can work at speeds as low as 2mph It produces 600% more electrical energy than Read more
Climate scientist Judith Curry, science writer Joanne Nova and investigative journalist Donna Laframboise challenge the male-dominated global warming Goliaths in the climate science field with blunt, probing questions about the waning evidence of carbon dioxide as a climate “knob’; and questionable practices by various organizations. Friends of Science salute these Read more
Independence will give Scotland the opportunity to enhance economic links with its nearest neighbours in Ireland and the UK, Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing is due to tell an audience of business leaders in Belfast today (February 13). http://www.scottishenergynews.com/scottish-energy-minister-highlights-benefits-of-grid-links-with-ireland-to-boost-wind-ustry-growth-in-both-countries/
A few years ago a friend who wishes to remain nameless suggested that it was about time I started writing a blog. http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100259449/farewell-knights-of-delingpole-and-thank-you-trolls/