A POPULAR Scottish butcher has welcomed the installation of a 104-metre high wind turbine and 3800 solar panels on the company’s land in Dunning. Household meat brand Simon Howie said it has taken a major step on the path to net zero with the move.. Following years of planning and Read more
A POTENTIAL £87 million cash injection to help finance the £1.7b Hunterston cable manufacturing project has been announced today. The UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) has revealed an investment in subsea HVDC cable manufacturer XLCC to develop the new world-leading factory in North Ayrshire. Subsea HVDC cables built at Hunterston will Read more
An eminent scientist has warned that infrasound and vibration in the marine environment, including that from offshore wind farms, is causing immense suffering to whales and other cetaceans. https://jasonendfield.medium.com/i-am-sure-they-are-suffering-scientist-issues-stark-warning-that-whales-are-being-harmed-by-8317754eaa47
Bad scene The Scottish Government’s disastrous decision to allow the Glendye windfarm on Aberdeenshire’s glorious, scenic, Cairn o’ Mount road is now leading to even more destruction of Scotland’s landscapes, cultural heritage and sacred places. Despite valiant efforts, huge opposition and cogent arguments from local authorities, it was given Read more
Misleading poll Well done to George Herraghty (Letters, 24 September) for highlighting the ludicrous new poll conducted on behalf of developer Fred. Olsen Renewables and presented at the Labour Party Conference, showing overwhelming backing for onshore wind farms. The public, in general, do not have much confidence in polls as Read more
Which minister will be most responsible for the fate of Sir Keir Starmer’s government? There is among his Cabinet a zealot who more than any other minister will make or break the Government. I speak of the former leader Ed Miliband. Moving to a low-carbon future is no longer a Read more
MOVES to claw back more cash from windfarm companies for Highland communities will reduce the number of new developments by 80% resulting in a loss of £2 billion to the local economy, according to a new report. Highland Council passed a new policy called the Social Value Charter (SVC) this Read more
The results from a poll, conducted on behalf of wind farm developer Fred. Olsen Renewables, ludicrously claims that 77 per cent of the public back wind farms (your report, 22 September). Sorry, these are actually subsidy farms. The very day the poll appears, as Sunday roasts come out of the Read more