Scrap wind farm plans, urges economist McCarthy/The Irish Times

Ireland should abandon plans to build more wind farms in order to comply with a European Union policy which has failed – especially in light of the fact that the State already has more power generation capacity than it needs, a leading economist has urged. http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/scrap-wind-farm-plans-urges-economist-mccarthy-1.1969289

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Salmond urges energy policy move – Sunday Post

By Press Association Transferring power over energy policy to Holyrood is the best way to ensure Scotland’s renewables targets are met, the First Minister has insisted. Alex Salmond said while the green energy sector was already flourishing, more could be done “if the shackles are lifted”. The Scottish Government has Read more

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