By Richard Watt Plans for the largest industrial-scale windfarm in Angus have been ditched. The 17-turbine Nathro Hill development in Glen Lethnot, near Edzell, would have been the biggest of its kind in the county. The £80 million project was set to be determined by a reporter appointed by Scottish Read more
By Jamie McKenzie Councillors have unanimously rejected plans for a controversial single turbine on farmland on the Black Isle. Local residents held a small demonstration outside Highland Council’s headquarters as members of the north planning applications committee arrived for their meeting yesterday. The protestors held placards asking councillors to reject Read more
An appeal has gone into the Scottish Government to reverse a decision made by Dumfries and Galloway Counil after the authority refused a wind monitoring mast on land at Kirkdale Hill. The mast was a precursor to the planned seven-turbine California Wind Park on the site which would have been Read more
News that the Scottish Government has given development consent for three windfarms off the coast of Angus, has been welcomed by the county’s MP. http://www.brechinadvertiser.co.uk/news/local-headlines/offshore-windfarm-news-welcomed-by-angus-mp-1-3572282
David Ross Highland Correspondent THE developers behind a controversial wind farm plan have withdrawn their application for consent to erect 17 turbines just a few miles from the Cairngorms National Park but insist they are committed to the pursuing a project on the site. Edinburgh-based Eurowind UK said current investors Read more
Sacked Tory Cabinet member says there is “considerable uncertainty” over how much global warming will be caused by greenhouse gas emissions http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/11163094/Climate-change-forecasts-exaggerated-ex-environment-secretary-Owen-Paterson-claims.html
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East Renfrewshire Council has been accused of making it harder for people to engage with political decisions that could pose a severe threat to their communities. The rebuke comes after East Renfrewshire Council rubber stamped a move to stop publishing on the internet, representations from people who object to planning Read more