Magnus Gardham Political Editor THE local tourist board calls it Big Tree Country. But take a leisurely cycle around the hills and glens of Perthshire and you might be tempted to rename it Big Pylon Country. Work on the Beauly-Denny power line is well under way and the countryside is Read more
Most of us pay some attention to the weather forecast. If it says it will rain in your area tomorrow, it probably will. But if it says the same for a month, let alone a year, later, it is much less likely to be right. There are too many imponderables. Read more
Ralph Waldo Emerson was probably thinking of politicians when he said that a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds. Ministers have to tack with the changing wind to reach their objectives – but there is a difference between inconsistency over time, and holding contradictory views now. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/06/conservative-onshore-wind-green-energy-renewables
Fresh details have emerged of mooted Tory plans to effectively ban the development of new onshore wind farms after 2020, as the Guardian reported that the Prime Minister was “likely” to propose some form of cap on wind energy as part of the party’s manifesto. http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2338356/fresh-details-emerge-of-proposed-tory-onshore-wind-farm-ban
The professor who refused to sign last week’s high-profile UN climate report because it was too ‘alarmist’, has told The Mail on Sunday he has become the victim of a smear campaign. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2597907/Green-smear-campaign-against-professor-dared-disown-sexed-UN-climate-dossier.html
Magnus Gardham Political Editor AN INDEPENDENT Scotland would demand a major say in UK energy policy, according to a new Scottish Government report which warns the risk of power blackouts is “the highest for a generation”. Fergus EWING: Fears green power investment is being harmed. The detailed study, published today, Read more
A ban on onshore wind farms is set to feature in the Conservative Party Manifesto for next year’s General Election. http://www.sundaypost.com/news-views/uk/tories-blow-cold-on-onshore-wind-1.304779
When future generations come to look back on the alarm over global warming that seized the world towards the end of the 20th century, much will puzzle them as to how such a scare could have arisen. They will wonder why there was such a panic over a 0.4 per Read more