A GLOBAL consultancy and engineering services firm says it is prepared to offer a £1.725million carrot to West Fife communities to put up a wind farm near Kelty and Lochore Meadows Country Park. http://www.centralfifetimes.com/news/kelty/articles/2015/03/29/528795-17m-community-fund-carrot–for-wind-farm/
One reason why this election campaign seems so trivial and unreal is the number of important national issues that will scarcely be mentioned. Several of these I shall cover in the weeks ahead. But high on the list is our reckless and dangerous national energy policy. Last week, scarcely noticed Read more
A plan to build a series of wind farms across a huge swathe of unspoilt countryside has been given the green light but the decision is being kept secret. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/environment/11502016/Ed-Davey-refuses-to-back-wind-farms-in-Lib-Dem-target-seats.html
A project for a coal-fuelled power station with carbon capture and storage (CSS) technology at Grangemouth has secured £4.2 million from the Scottish and UK governments. https://www.energyvoice.com/otherenergy/76531/uk-and-scottish-government-gives-funding-for-ccs-power-station/
Perth-based construction-to-renewables group Kilmac has been given the green light for a £55 million windfarm development on the Isle of Skye. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/business/news/kilmac-given-green-light-for-55m-glen-ullinish-skye-windfarm-1.857042
Being something of a naturalist some of my most memorable trips have involved seeing birds such as the endangered resplendent quetzal in Costa Rica or the beautiful rose-coloured grosbeak in Alberta. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/david-dodge/saving-migrating-bats_b_6957570.html
By Douglas Dickie Halfway Community Council will formally oppose a planned wind turbine at Flemington. Members of the group voted unanimously to object when the proposal is put to South Lanarkshire Council’s planning committee. They will also write directly to Healthy ‘n’ Happy, who are behind the plans, Read more
An application to develop a new wind farm in the Touch-Gargunnock-Finty Hills near the villages of Fintry and Kippen was this week refused by Stirling Council’s Planning and Regulation Panel. The proposed seven-turbine Craigton and Spittalhill Wind Farm has been on the drawing board for a few years now and Read more