To: John McNairney Chief Planner Copy to Paul Wheelhouse MSP Dear Mr McNairney The following correspondence raises important concerns. While I have not read the North Ayrshire Council’s Scheme of Delegation I am astonished that bypassing the elected members in this matter and so defeating the normal democratic planning process Read more…
Environmentalists are hailing an astonishing month for wind power. http://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-press-and-journal-inverness/20161005/282089161271965
Wind power output in Scotland rose by more than a third in September compared with the same time last year, according to renewable energy analysts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-37554088
I SEE that North Ayrshire Council has approved an application to erect five wind turbines on Holy Isle, which lies just off Arran (“Unholy row breaks out over Buddhist monks’ wind farm”, The Herald, October 3, and Letters, October 3). What next, solar panels on the roof of Roslin Chapel, Read more…
An Inverness-based company is currently restoring 65 hectares of blanket bog for conservation using a pioneering combination of techniques for developer Invenergy at Corriegarth Estate at Gorthleck in the Highlands. The first of its kind in Scotland, Nevis’ bog restoration expertise was developed in-house to complete each aspect of the Read more…