Scotland’s islands will receive greater representation in the UK Government in the most comprehensive examination of their priorities in 30 years, the Scottish Secretary has announced. Legislation will be scrutinised to ensure it takes account of island priorities, the Scotland Office will have a dedicated islands representative and an oil Read more
Members of a community council in Carrick are calling for a public inquiry into a decision to grant a windfarm application near Straiton. They are now writing to energy minister Fergus Ewing, in protest of the Scottish Government’s decision to grant the windfarm planning application. Crosshill, Straiton and Kirkmichael Community Read more
Fuming councillors last week blasted an energy giant’s ‘plans’ for a controversial wind farm – claiming they were left completely in the dark by their proposals. David Shaw and John Bell hit out as East Ayrshire Council followed South Ayrshire’s lead by officially objecting to the 17-turbine Keirs Hill development Read more
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/
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
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
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
“Windfarm plan protestors in plea to councillors”/Protect Wild Scotland http://www.protectwildscotland.org/wind/wind-news/windfarm-plan-protestors-in-plea-to-councillors/