A hereditary peer has questioned whether flatulence caused by the country’s high consumption of baked beans is adding to global warming. Viscount Simon, 73, a Labour peer who has been a member of the House of Lords for more than 20 years, raised concerns about the “smelly emissions”. His comments Read more
A spokesman for Michael Gove has said that teachers who do not offer a balanced view on issues like climate change are breaking the law. The Department for Education’s comments came after a report from The Global Warming Policy Foundation raised serious concerns about the lack of balance in British Read more
It is now three years since the Renewable Energy Foundation revealed the growing problem of excessive prices charged by wind generators in Scotland to cease generation. However, and in spite of an intervention in February 2014 by the Minister of State for Energy, Michael Fallon, MP, there is no sign Read more
Scotland could be Europe’s energy powerhouse, says Alex Salmond, but there is a major difficulty with that dream: how will it be paid for? http://www.theguardian.com/politics/scottish-independence-blog/2014/apr/08/scotland-scottish-green-energy-taxes
Large windfarms can knock as much as 12% off the values of homes within a 2km radius, and reduce property prices as far as 14km away, according to research by the London School of Economics. The findings contrast sharply with a report by the Centre for Economics and Business Research Read more
Chris Huhne asserts that wind generation is popular with the British public (The Conservatives’ onshore wind sums are all at sea, 7 April). He omits to say that’s because up to now the British public has been largely unaffected by the development of this fundamentally useless form of electricity generation. Read more
Scottish consumers would face high cost of subsidising wind farms north of the border, Ed Davey says http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/10746044/Scottish-independence-could-add-189-a-year-to-energy-bills-Government-warns.html
The growing number of applications being lodged for wind farms in the Angus Glens has prompted a public meeting which will be held tomorrow to discuss how residents can respond to the developments. http://www.kirriemuirherald.co.uk/news/local-headlines/anxiety-at-angus-wind-farm-plans-1-3369389