Do mountain-lovers in the rest of the UK realise how quickly Scotland’s wild land is disappearing? With a windfarm the size of Perth possibly about to be built next to the Cairngorms, we spoke to David Gibson, head of the Mountaineering Council of Scotland, about what his organisation are doing Read more
More than £460 million has been raised for the world’s first dedicated offshore wind fund to invest in wind farms off the UK’s coasts. https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/pipe/537278/offshore-wind-farm-fund-nets-463m/
Nick Clegg has accused the Conservatives of an “ideological fatwa” against new wind farms and condemned his coalition colleagues for abandoning their commitment to the environment. http://www.itv.com/news/update/2015-04-01/clegg-attacks-tory-fatwa-against-wind-farms/
BEWARE OF TODAY’S DATE! In a surprise move, The Conservatives have placed the reform of energy policy at the heart of their manifesto launched today pledging to repeal the loathed 2008 Climate Change Act in the first session of the new parliament should they be elected. http://euanmearns.com/tories-place-energy-policy-at-heart-of-manifesto/
A new video has been produced by Malcolm Kirk to highlight the save Loch Ness and the Great Glen campaign which seeks support for a petition to the Scottish Government to take steps to designate Loch Ness and Great Glen as a National Scenic Area with a priority application to Read more