Before attributing the causes principally to CO2 it should be noted that it constitutes just 0.04 per cent of all atmospheric gases, 96 per cent of which originate from entirely natural sources, thus further reducing any human influences on the climate to a very marginal role. Even though CO2 Read more…
Our accidents stats are in the Scotsman today too.. Scotland Against Spin (SAS), the independent alliance campaigning for reform of the Scottish Government’s wind energy policy, says that as more turbines are built, more accidents are occurring, which it claims pose a threat to public safety. The Scottish Government said Read more…
When it’s easy to back turbines I FEEL compelled to respond to Elspeth Russell (Letters, October 5). There are no wind farms in “urban” areas. There are some small, single turbines or pairs of turbines on industrial sites or courses. Even the single turbine situated near to Castlemilk on the Read more…
Today’s Sunday Post
Please show support to our Norwegian friends by registering your bonfire/fire pit, gas burners or even candles for tonight’s event.. Many in Scotland have registered already. Scotland Against Spin has highlighted this event in past years but it is now really taking off due to the number of communities faced Read more…
Sepa cut is no surprise IT was no surprise to read that Sepa and NatureScot’s budgets have been slashed yet again by the Scottish Government (“Concern as Scots Gov cuts Sepa’s funding by one-quarter”, October 1). We have witnessed the decline in their ability to scrutinise and respond to Read more…
It is the battle of Shepherd’s Rig. On the one side: campaigners from a small rural community, walkers, mountaineers, and the local council. On the other: a windfarm giant, supporters of renewable energy, and, it turns out, the Scottish Government. The battle was fought and won, then fought and lost, Read more…
THE CLIMATE impact of digging up peat to build wind farms could be greater than thought, scientists are warning – raising questions over turbines in Shetland Experts warn wind farms should not be built on peatlands