May 2022

Thanks to Stephen Lucking who has been doing some more stats for us. Attached is the up to date list of s36 Scoping Schemes. Read and weep!   S36 SCOPING SCHEMES at 18 May 2022

Difference in price of energy contracts Leah Gunn Barrett boasts that Scotland has enough renewable electricity for its own needs (Letters 16 May). However, frequently the wind often does not blow and the sun does not shine. She does not disclose that turbine owners in Scotland received over £1 billion Read more

A millionaire Tory MSP has been accused of “hypocrisy” over his opposition to onshore windfarm developments. Alexander Burnett – reportedly Holyrood’s richest member – asked the Scottish Government if ministers would consider halting the construction of more turbines until an update to their energy strategy is published. The Conservative made Read more

I couldn’t agree more with Lyndsey Ward’s heartfelt letter “Have wind farm developers no souls?” (Herald 13th May) lamenting the systematic and catastrophic destruction of our pristine landscapes.   It has long been apparent to the enlightened, except the Scottish Government, that the ruthless wind industry is here to make Read more

Renewable energy firm Drax has announced that it will today officially apply for planning permission to build a new underground pumped storage hydro power station at the site, claiming this could be the first newly constructed plant of its kind in the UK in more than 40 years. The business Read more

The BBC’s (false) prophet of doom: His wife supports Extinction Rebellion, his sister has been fined for protesting with Insulate Britain… No wonder insiders says their climate editor Justin Rowlatt is more ‘campaigner’ than reporter https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10819211/Insiders-say-Justin-Rowlatt-campaigner-reporter.html?mc_cid=0ae8ec3eee&mc_eid=dc9118af86

Scottish Renewables said the figure shows the benefits of wind farms are not just environmental. Green energy bosses have highlighted the contribution onshore wind farms make to Scotland’s economy – with such sites paying more than £100 million in business rates. Claire Mack, chief executive of industry body Scottish Renewables, Read more

Wind farm developers are being urged to factor local seabird population trends into plans to avoid contributing to species decline, says new ZSL-led study. Offshore windfarm developments could avoid adding to the plight of wild birds such as the black-legged kittiwake, by ensuring that the most recent data on local Read more