David Ross Towns and communities will miss out on the benefits of green energy projects after a change in UK government rules, it has been warned. Energy campaigners have been left shocked after UK ministers decided to remove the tax relief they could offer investors. It means that those trying Read more
Brian Donnelly, Senior News Reporter ICELANDIC volcanoes could be piping power to homes across the UK through a Scottish subsea cable, under plans to be announced by the Prime Minister. David Cameron is expected to announce the move to provide a “green battery” through an electricity link between Britain and Read more
Alison Rowat Call that a constitutional crisis? What a let-down. In response to the defiance of the elected Commons by the unelected Lords over tax credit cuts, one half expected to wake this week to rioting, shelves stripped bare in Waitrose, escaped zoo animals wandering up Sauchiehall Street, and other Read more
The RSPB are asking for help to pressure the Scottish Government into refusing consent for the Strathy South windfarm proposal in the Flow Country. They have an online petition and are asking people to write to their MSPs. More information can be found on the RSPB website http://www.rspb.org.uk/whatwedo/campaigningfornature/casework/details.aspx?id=tcm:9-356709