Protesters to fight cross-border giant pylon plans – BBC
Protesters from across the Scottish Borders are fighting plans for giant pylons to be used to run wind farm energy into England. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2n76244x5o
Mills of Kintyre – A short film
The following is a short film made by Ian Mitchell, who is also the author the book The Justice Factory: Can the Rule of law survive in twenty-first century Scotland?
Transgender lady of the manor wants to buy forest to stop wind farms – Mail
A tycoon who claimed the Highlands are ‘not ready’ for a transgender chatelaine wants to buy 517 acres of ‘ancient’ woodland to stop multi-million pound energy schemes being built. Self-styled lady of the manor Samantha Kane wants to buy the expanse of forest around Carbisdale Castle, near Bonar Bridge, Sutherland, Read more
Government Consultation on Electricity Infrastructure Consenting in Scotland – Some pointers to help with your response
Government Consultation on Electricity Infrastructure Consenting in Scotland Scotland Against Spin will be submitting a response to this consultation exercise, but for now what follows is intended to assist others in submitting their own responses. The deadline for responses is 29th November 2024 so it is vital that responses Read more
Climate change legislation passed by MSPs -BBC
‘Humiliating climbdown’ As a minority government, the SNP needed support from other parties to pass the Bill before it could become law. Ahead of the vote, Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie said his party would only be willing to vote in favour of the Bill if the Scottish government “commits Read more
‘Dunkelflaute’ sends wind power generation plummeting in UK and Germany – Telegraph
A “Dunkelflaute” period of weather has sent wind power generation tumbling in the UK, Germany and other parts of northern Europe.The phenomenon – which translates roughly as “dark wind lull” – describes periods when wind speeds plunge, leading to little to no generation from turbines.On Tuesday, it meant wind farms Read more
Why SNP has ‘mountain to climb’ as climate targets set to be watered down – Scotsman
SNP ministers have been warned they have “a mountain to climb to have any hope” of meeting its new climate targets as Scotland’s ambition is set to be downgraded less than a week before the COP29 summit. The Scottish Government will this week attempt to water down its 2030 legal Read more
Britain importing record amounts of electricity from Europe – Telegraph
Britain is importing record amounts of electricity from Europe to keep the lights on, as the shutdown of coal and nuclear power plants puts more pressure on the grid. The surge in imports follows the opening of two new links between the UK and the Continent, increasing the amount of Read more