A growing offshore wind industry is critical if the UK is to continue to cut its emissions and fight climate change, but the RSPB believes that consent of the Hornsea One offshore wind farm (100km from the East Yorkshire coast) is unsatisfactory for several reasons, but principally because of the Read more
By Lynsey Bews, Political Reporter, Press Association Scotland ALMOST 12 million tonnes of carbon emissions were displaced by green energy in Scotland last year. The reduction – an average of about a million tonnes each month – is the highest-ever recorded in the country. UK Government statistics show that Scotland’s Read more
G Smith GREENPEACE has announced its executive director will travel to Peru to personally apologise for the environmental group’s stunt at the world-famous Nazca lines, which Peruvian authorities say harmed the archaeological marvel. The group added it was willing to accept the consequences. A senior Peruvian official said his government Read more
Action on climate change has resulted in a cut in greenhouse gases emitted from Scotland that is equivalent to taking 70 million cars off the road for a year. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/scotland-cuts-70-million-cars-worth-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
The Government has given the go-ahead a major new ‘triple-pack’ offshore wind project which is expected to create some 2,500 jobs in construction and installation. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/green-light-for-new-dong-energy-mainstream-and-siemens-1gw-triple-parc-uk-offshore-wind-farm/
The company behind a wind farm planned for land north east of Glenluce is holding a public information day next week http://www.gallowaygazette.co.uk/news/local-headlines/nine-turbine-gass-wind-farm-plans-submitted-to-council-1-3630735
A PLANNING application has been submitted to East Ayrshire Council for yet another windfarm. http://www.cumnockchronicle.com/news/roundup/articles/2014/12/10/518627-new-windfarm-plan/
Kathleen Wyatt said Dale Vince, 53, was ‘abusive’ when she asked for cash She is taking the green entrepreneur to court 22 years after they divorced Pair married in 1981 when they were penniless travellers and divorced 1992 In 1995 Mr Vince founded one of UK’s biggest green energy companies Read more