The developer behind plans to site huge turbines on a Moray landmark is making a fresh bid to win backing for its scheme. https://www.energyvoice.com/otherenergy/97592/fresh-bid-for-windfarm-attracts-more-than-1000-objection-letters/
Aileen Jackson hopes that New Year brings hope of greater accountability and transparency in planning decisions (Barrhead News 30th December). We all know hope springs eternal. As an outside observer of how local planning authorities deal with representations from third parties and their professional advisers it would be hard to Read more
WE are growing accustomed to the wearisome propaganda that spouts from the wind industry’s mouthpiece Renewable UK, but its claim that “wind power provided enough electricity to meet the annual needs of more than 8.25 million homes last year” fails to tell the whole story (“Wind power lights up 8m Read more
Bid to build seven wind turbines near Lauder scuppered By Andrew Keddie Councillors will be told next week that plans for seven 110-metre high turbines on land to the west of Muircleuch between Blainslie and Lauder Common have finally been scuppered. Back in March, Scottish Borders Council’s planning committee refused Read more
MARK WILLIAMSON SCOTTISH Renewables will hold its annual Offshore Wind Conference in Glasgow for the first time this year, on 26 January. The event will be held in partnership with the UK Government-backed Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult technology and innovation centre, which is based in the city. Lindsay Roberts, Senior Read more
David Ross THE head of the agency charged with protecting Scotland’s landscape, wildlife and environment has admitted the organisation does not have enough women in its most senior positions. Ian Ross, Chairman of Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), said the agency was now trying hard to get more women to apply Read more
The Scottish Government is taking a Bill through parliament to make lobbying and private influence in Government decisions more transparent. The Government can and should go further to ensure the Scottish public are not kept in the dark about who meets their representatives and civil servants, or how much is Read more
Despite the warm end to the year, the annual CET ended up pretty close to the long term average. Central England Temperature Pause Now 17 Years Long