Britain’s foremost bird charity promises to turn off its new wind turbine if bats are spotted flapping around it. http://uk.reuters.com/video/2016/03/08/the-wind-turbine-that-shuts-down-for-bat?rpc=401&videoId=367654427&feedType=VideoRSS&feedName=LatestVideosUK&rpc=401&videoChannel=82
Operators of a £20 million Angus plant will consider appealing a decision to refuse a turbine which it said would “safeguard” 57 jobs. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/angus-the-mearns/baird-malt-turbine-blocked-after-concern-about-impact-on-arbroath-abbey-1.927917
Cape Bridgewater resident Sonia talks about life beside wind turbines. http://en.friends-against-wind.org/testimonies/life-beside-wind-turbines
Friends of the Earth, The Wildlife Trusts and Greenpeace accused of leaving donors ‘infuriated’ by openly campaigning for In vote despite guidance http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/eureferendum/12184133/EU-referendum-Britains-biggest-environmental-charities-using-public-cash-to-call-for-In-vote.html
An open letter has been sent to Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing by leading international peatland experts calling for a 39-turbine wind farm proposal in the heart of Caithness and Sutherland’s Flow Country to be rejected The letter, signed by the Secretary-General of the International Mire Conservation Group, Professor Dr Read more
An open letter has been sent to Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing calling for a 39-turbine wind farm proposal in Caithness and Sutherland’s Flow Country to be refused. http://www.birdwatch.co.uk/channel/newsitem.asp?c=11&cate=__16247
Clydesdale villagers are claiming they are being massively shortchanged in compensation payments for having a new windfarm built on their doorsteps. In fact, many in Douglas/Glespin/Crawfordjohn area feel that they are being completely by-passed in getting any of the direct community benefits that would normally be paid by developers, claiming Read more
Significant changes to the Renewable Heat Incentive proposed today by UK Govt’s Dept for Energy (DECC) pose a 98% and 78% reduction in the deployment of biomass boilers by 20121. DECC plans to cut biomass boiler tariffs by up to 98% horrify UK renewable industry