A war is taking place in rural Ireland. Not one with guns, bullets or bombs but with wind turbines and pylons. http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/health-news/families-forced-move-out-homes-6598685
The head of Cluff Natural Resources, tells the Telegraph the Scottish Government’s ban on unconventional gas extraction is creating a “huge energy problem” and he now plans to invest in England. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/SNP/11920401/Algy-Cluff-Scotland-facing-energy-shortage-after-UCG-ban.html
The Government has confimed it will grant a ‘grace period’ after the closure of the Renewables Obligation subsidy in April that could allow another 2.9GW of onshore wind energy capacity to be built in the UK http://www.edie.net/news/6/RO-grace-period-allow-2-9GW-of-onshore-wind-capacity-to-be-built/
Ending a key onshore wind subsidy scheme early will block fewer than 80 turbines and save households just 30p a year on their energy bills, official estimates suggest http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/energy/windpower/11920575/Ending-wind-farm-subsidy-scheme-will-save-households-30p-Government-estimates.html