Reindeer herder Elle Merete Omma says climate change is causing problems for her animals, but so are the carbon-cutting industries designed to fight it. “We are having a double burden actually at the moment,” says Ms Omma, “I’m worried about the future.” She belongs to a community of indigenous Sami Read more…
The Scottish Government has unveiled plans to install 20 gigawatts of onshore wind by 2030, setting a different course from other parts of the UK. Scotland currently has just over 9 GW of onshore wind installed, and the 20GW figure is double that of the entire UK’s installed offshore Read more…
Graham Lang, Chair of Scotland against Spin said “The Scottish Government supports wall to wall wind farms carpeting the Scottish Landscape resulting in damage to the visual and residential amenity of rural residents in sight and sound of the turbines. This causes adverse health effects for many of these residents. Read more…