The Office for Scottish Charity Regulators (OSCR) has upheld multiple complaints of poor governance against the 4 Winds Trust, a charity which distributes almost £50,000 in annual community benefit from the Little Raith wind farm to local community groups. Trustees are members of the community councils of Lochgelly, Cowdenbeath, Read more
Linda Holt, spokesperson for Scotland Against Spin, said: “I had to check it wasn’t April 1st when I saw Biggar Economics claiming to have “found that for the majority of cases the tourism sector in the immediate area around the windfarm grew quicker than it did across the local authority Read more
Scottish Government warned: Stop ignoring communities Tomorrow community campaigners from across Scotland gather in Edinburgh, urging MSPs to challenge the Government’s approach to planning reform. Many community groups say their views have been ignored in a recent high-level review of the Scottish planning system. The community network spearheaded by Planning Read more
BiGGAR Economics has undertaken a study into the relationship between onshore wind development and the tourism sector in Scotland. http://www.biggareconomics.co.uk/independent-study/onshore-wind-energy-tourism-in-scotland/
Latest figures show Scotland continues to outperform the rest of the UK in tackling climate change, according to Scottish Environment Minister Roseanna Cunningham. She said: “In Western Europe, only one of 15 EU states – Sweden – has achieved greater reductions. Our efforts are being recognised globally with Christiana Figueres, Read more
By David Kerr A campaign group has demanded an apology from the Scottish Government for “rejoicing” in a court decision to back a huge windfarm south of Inverness. The Friends of the Great Glen environmental group accused ministers of supporting the “destruction of a vast area of wild land” by Read more
The final ministerial appointment and two portfolio announcements in the UK’s Energy and Business Department have been made by the prime minister. The new minister for British Energy and Industry is Jesse Norman, MP. He was elected as MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire in May 2010 and this is Read more