Ed Miliband has opened the way for a fleet of new gas-fired power stations to back up Britain’s wind and solar farms. He has told the National Energy System Operator (Neso) – the UK’s grid operator – that by the end of the decade it must keep 40 gigawatts (GW) Read more
The Herald Don’t blow a fortune on EVS THE Government is poised to announce a £700 million fund to encourage people to buy more electric cars, which will include cash for infrastructure such as pavement gullies for cables to enable roadside charging and grants to make them cheaper to buy. Read more
Unfortuntely a lot of damage will be done by 2029. Send In the Clowns
A SOUTH Scotland MSP has spoken out in the Scottish Parliament about the pressure facing local communities forced to repeatedly fight back against industrial-scale wind farms. Craig Hoy, who will stand as the Conservative candidate for Dumfriesshire in the 2026 election, raised the 60-turbine Scoop Hill development, a few miles Read more
DURING this current heatwave when we need electricity for air conditioning the most, I couldn’t help but notice the wind industry has gone off on holiday. The entire fleet of thousands of entirely parasitic, demonstrably useless giant wind turbines littering our once-beautiful countryside is barely able to provide the National Read more
Wildcat Haven has had their application to appeal to the Supreme court refused. (Follow the link below). You need to demonstrate a realistic prospect of success or another compelling reason for the Supreme Court to hear your appeal. The Supreme Court has a strict test for granting permission to appeal, Read more
Scotsman letters Expect exceptions We absolutely agree with Christopher Shaw’s letter (9 July) regarding the appalling damaged caused to hedgerows and verges by wind farm developers during road-widening operations to accommodate the transportation of wind turbines in the middle of the bird breeding season. It is about as far removed Read more