Scotland’s iconic puffins could face extinction after the Scottish Government granted permission for one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms to be built. The Berwick Bank development will see up to 307 turbines built in the outer Firth of Forth, about 40km off the Scottish coast and near key Read more
Scotsman Visitor Martin O’gorman (Letters, 29 July) writes admiringly of the Isle of Man’s unspoiled landscape and absence of wind turbines – and indeed, many of us here on the island deeply value that same beauty, but I must gently correct the impression tranquillity is guaranteed. Communities in the south Read more
PLANS for a 200m-high wind turbine on Irvine’s Meadowhead Industrial Estate have been submitted to North Ayrshire Council. The Farm Energy Company has applied for planning permission for the turbine, which will be used to power operations at the nearby GSK factory. There are already four wind turbines on the Read more
Plans for one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms could have a “devastating” impact on seabirds, conservationists warn. The proposed Berwick Bank development would see up to 307 turbines built in the outer Firth of Forth, about 40km off the Scottish coast and near key seabird colonies like Bass Read more
A United Nations committee has begun a probe into a complaint that a publicly-funded judge-led body is at the centre of an alleged breach in the law that protects the nation’s precious landscape, environment and wildlife. The development has come after the Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland (ERCS) submitted a Read more
We write to communicate the very welcome news that the Judicial Review into the Strath Oykel Wind Farm decision has resulted in a round one win and that the Scottish Government and the developer Energiekontor have conceded ‘without prejudice to their future positions’. The decision has been quashed and remitted Read more
Wind farms are our biggest Eco danger HOLYROOD’S net zero, energy and transport committee is seeking views on proposals which would introduce the crime of ecocide into Scots law. Ecocide refers to mass damage and destruction of ecosystems – severe harm to nature which is widespread or long-term. What could Read more
Another excellent article from Mark Hodgson about non compliance with Aarhus Slow on the Uptake