Hilary Mactaggart A retired Anglican priest says he is appalled by the Church of England’s support for a proposed wind farm near Hawick as he believes it would be a blot on the landscape of the Borders. Andrew Warburton, formerly a priest in Oxfordshire, said he is ashamed of his Read more
Scottish Borders Council has been advised not to oppose plans to expand a wind farm which was the subject of a six-year opposition campaign. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-37483850
Holyrood Magazine, in conjunction with the University of Edinburgh’s Department of Social Responsibility and Sustainability, is hosting a conference on October 4th under the title Securing Access to Environmental Justice. http://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/give-us-better-access-to-environmental-justice-1-4241490
ELECTRICITY ACT 1989 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997 THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2000 Notice is hereby given that Upper Sonachan Wind Park Limited, company registration number 09800322, whose registered office is situated at 172 Southgate Street, Gloucester, England, GL1 2EZ (a subsidiary of Ecotricity Read more
ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners fear wind farms are causing the death of millions of bats every year by making their lungs explode. And they are now urging the Scottish Government to do more to investigate the bizarre effect caused by the turbines – known as barotrauma. Blades spinning at up to 200mph Read more