Seals are taking advantage of offshore wind farms to forage for food, satellite tracking has shown. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/scientists-shocked-to-see-seals-use-wind-farms-as-hunting-grounds.24817595
More and more wind turbines could blot the horizon if a proposal for a development near Romanno Bridge gets the go ahead. That was a view expressed at West Linton this week as community councillors discussed plans to erect eight turbines at Hag Law Farm. “When they get their proposal Read more
Former environment secretary suggests he was removed from cabinet because of ‘powerful, self-serving’ environmental lobby http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jul/20/owen-paterson-sacked-cabinet-appease-green-lobby
Scottish ministers have called an inquiry into contentious plans for a north-east windfarm, amid fears that it could wreak havoc at two international airports. https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/north-east/291754/inquest-to-determine-fatal-of-major-banffshire-windfarm/
Iain Gray and Tom Greatrex To anyone asking for the positive case for Scotland staying in the Union, a surprising source is strongly recommended. The Scottish Government’s White Paper has been widely discredited for its assertions and unfunded promises. Yet, the document is very clear about the platform on which Read more
There are lots of claims on how successful Germany’s renewable energy program has been. Feed-in tariffs mandated by the government guaranteed profits for windpark investors and operators. You couldn’t lose. So it seemed at first. http://notrickszone.com/
Writing for The Telegraph, the former environment secretary, Owen Paterson, says he is proud of standing up to the green lobby http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10978678/Owen-Paterson-Im-proud-of-standing-up-to-the-green-lobby.html
The UK Government’s decision today to guarantee a £230million loan to help Grangemouth Petrochemical plant take advantage of shale gas will protect hundreds of jobs in Scotland. http://www.scottishconservatives.com/2014/07/new-investment-means-scotland-can-take-advantage-shale-gas-revolution/