I applaud Janet Walton’s very succinct letter in last week’s Barrhead News regarding ERC’s wilful disregard of its resident’s views.. The Planning Department in my opinion, appears to have a reputation for ignoring concerns raised by residents and elected members, avoiding questions which they don’t wish to answer and failing Read more
Over £10bn could be paid in incentives for non-domestic biomass boilers despite a government study showing they are less efficient than thought and won’t help the UK meet clean energy targets http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/14/green-biomass-boilers-may-waste-billions-public-money
A community energy group has heavily criticised attempts by RSPB Scotland to block planning consent for a neighbourhood wind farm. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/news/national-news/125455-community-energy-group-slams-rspb-block-of-wind-farm-plans.html
FEARS that plans for a community-owned wind farm will destroy “the whole fabric” of a Black Isle forest have been expressed by a leading local ornithologist. http://www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/News/Bird-experts-feathers-ruffled-over-Black-Isle-turbines-plan-13012015.htm
A wind farm in the Borders has been shut down after part of a turbine was found by a roadside. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-30811998
Gerry Braiden Senior reporter CAMPAIGNERS and developers are heading for a showdown over plans for a windfarm overlooking the UK’s largest local nature reserve. Green power firm Ecotricity is to stage a public meeting over its plans for turbines on the hills facing Wigtown Bay on the Galloway coast, just Read more
By Jamie McKenzie A leading ornithologist has raised wildlife concerns about plans for a community scale windfarm on the Black Isle. The 6.9MW capacity scheme, backed by Black Isle Community Energy (BICE), proposes three 377ft high towers in Millbuie Forest near Mount Eagle. However Black Isle-based Brian Etheridge, who has Read more