A “key milestone” in moves to import shale gas from the United States has been announced by the owners of the giant Grangemouth refinery. http://www.energyvoice.com/2014/03/grangemouth-owners-announce-preferred-bidder-shale-project/
Previous reports – notably the hugely influential 2006 Stern Review – have put the costs to the global economy caused by ‘climate change’ at between 5 and 20 percent of world GDP. But the latest estimates, to be published by Working Group II of the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report, say Read more…
“Turbines refused after fears over beauty spot” http://www.protectwildscotland.org/wind/wind-news/turbines-refused-after-fears-over-beauty-spot/
Katrine Bussey SCOTLAND generated a record amount of electricity from green energy sources last year, new figures have revealed. Renewable power projects produced a total of 17,011 Gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity in 2013, a rise of 16.4% on the previous year, data from the UK Department of Energy and Read more…
IT is no surprise that the Confederation of British Industry, the friend of the Tory Party and the House of Lords, has decided to criticise the White Paper on Scottish independence (“CBI chief says staying in UK would be better for business”, The Herald, March 26). A Scotland producing more Read more…
By Shona Gossip Planning bosses are urging councillors to reject plans for four huge turbines near Huntly. Aberdeenshire Council’s planning service fear the 326ft masts will dominate a nearby house. Burcote Wind wants to build the turbines on land near Meikleton of Ardonald at Cairnie, which is in a small Read more…