Britain’s wind power boom is based on assumptions that have proved wrong and subsidies that are unsustainable Published at 12:01AM, April 3 2014 Except when it carries dust from the Sahara, wind is relatively clean. It has the additional advantage of being free at the point of contact with whatever Read more
Nigel Lawson was right after all. Ever since the Centre for Policy Studies lecture in 2006 that launched the former chancellor on his late career as a critic of global warming policy, Lord Lawson has been stressing the need to adapt to climate change, rather than throw public money at Read more
A £228,000 community benefit fund, linked to SSE’s Strathy North wind farm which is currently under construction, will open for applications from local groups in the Strathy and Armadale area on 11 April. http://www.northern-times.co.uk/News/Strathy-wind-farm-benefit-launched-02042014.htm
David Cameron is considering going into the next election promising restrictions on the construction of windfarms. Which areas currently have the most? http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2014/apr/01/where-are-the-uks-windfarms
Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing, MSP, is set to take part in a debate on wind farms and planning issues in a debate organised by Scotland Against Spin. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/scottish-energy-minister-agrees-to-wind-parc-debate-with-scotland-against-spin/
A senior source close to the Prime Minister has said the Conservative leader wants to go into the next election pledging to curb the number of wind turbines across the countryside. By Peter Dominiczak, Assistant Political Editor David Cameron wants to go into the next election pledging to “rid” the Read more
Plans for a new £500 million co-operative town with 3,200 homes have been rejected by councillors. Plans for Owenstown in South Lanarkshire included shops, restaurants and three schools. It was to make use of renewable energy and be a low-carbon community, but councillors followed the recommendation of planning officers that Read more
A MAJOR plank in the argument for the Western Isles proposed electricity grid link is the effect on employment in the islands. Your editorial cites a claimed figure of 3500 new jobs (“Doubt over isles green power cable must end”, The Herald, March 31). This figure, which is found in Read more