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August 15, 2014

Little Raith wind farm under investigation/Central Fife Times

THE Little Raith windfarm near Lochgelly is under investigation by the Scottish Government amid residents’ health concerns over the effects of the turbines. http://www.centralfifetimes.com/news/roundup/articles/2014/08/15/506931-little-raith-wind-farm-under-investigation/

By SAS Volunteer, 12 years ago August 15, 2014

Wind farm ‘needs 700 times more land’ than fracking site to produce same energy/The Telegraph

Shale gas site ‘creates the least visual intrusion’ compared with wind or solar farm for same energy, according to Government’s former chief scientific advisor on energy http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/fracking/11034270/Wind-farm-needs-700-times-more-land-than-fracking-site.html

By SAS Volunteer, 12 years ago August 15, 2014

Wind farms will create more carbon dioxide, say scientists/The Telegraph

Thousands of Britain’s wind turbines will create more greenhouse gases than they save, according to potentially devastating scientific research to be published later this year. The finding, which threatens the entire rationale of the onshore wind farm industry, will be made by Scottish government-funded researchers who devised the standard method Read more

By SAS Volunteer, 12 years ago August 15, 2014

Opinion: It’s time for renewables to join the market/Energy Voice

Since the inception of modern Europe and the creation of the common market, competition has been lying at the heart of the European project. Leaving aside a number of exceptions mentioned in the treaties, European law has repeated the importance of not distorting competition. State support and state aids may Read more

By SAS Volunteer, 12 years ago August 15, 2014

“Windfarm plan protestors in plea to councillors”/Protect Wild Scotland

“Windfarm plan protestors in plea to councillors”/Protect Wild Scotland http://www.protectwildscotland.org/wind/wind-news/windfarm-plan-protestors-in-plea-to-councillors/

By SAS Volunteer, 12 years ago August 15, 2014
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