Scotsman letters FIRST IN QUEUE We support MSP Monica Lennon’s plan to hold polluters to account through a Scottish Ecocide Bill that could capture large-scale acts of eco destruction, such as destructive industrial marine activities, river pollution, deforestation and schemes that release carbon into the atmosphere, such as disturbing our Read more
Banks are proving hesitant to finance offshore wind projects due to concerns surrounding the use of Chinese equipment, according to a new report. https://www.cityam.com/offshore-wind-banks-hesitant-to-support-developments/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKkGZJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhjkD8mzn4jJ1h5gGJW2ukyNDdd23feG-9xm7gwTe9FBFWCm-udNDCg-NUzK_aem_h52lVj6B6mpNM5FFKmWGIA
Permission for a controversial plan to store energy in batteries on greenbelt land in Eaglesham could be revoked by East Renfrewshire Council. Two Conservative councillors, Jim McLean and Andrew Morrison, will ask the council’s planning committee to back a U-turn at a meeting next week. https://www.barrheadnews.com/news/25194104.u-turn-sought-eaglesham-battery-storage-facility-plan/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKkGOFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHgElU7coDSr4Lxglx6WiaXVG8MAIHEMV-twN-N_qplyZl9IL5oVo5dFRJM6V_aem_Gwj34GmbzqRjZKjGVZwuvw
Last week we mentioned that we had received an email from David Liddell, Assistant Chief Reporter at DPEA, asking us for comments on the draft guidance note for community hearings (attached below). This is our response. Dear David, SAS members (and other respondents) spent a great deal of time Read more
A clear explanation of why the entire wind farm bubble has burst. They have no future but the dying process can cause a lot of pain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4KHR6lPbuM
The stench of a cover-up hangs over Spain’s giant blackout, the worst electricity failure in any developed country in modern times. Faith in the current investigation has reached rock-bottom. The socialist government of Pedro Sánchez is trying to buy time with explanations that either make no technical sense or veer Read more
In 2010, the Netherlands adopted the Crisis and Recovery Act in order to boost the economy after the 2008 economic crisis and to speed up the processing of various projects. The law included 58 projects, such as bridges and harbours, as well as wind farms, for which the government committed Read more
As members of the DPEA Stakeholder Group, SAS received the following email today from David Liddell Assistant Chief Reporter, relating to the community sessions which are held during oral proceedings such as Inquiries and Hearings. If you have any comments which you would like us to pass on, please Read more