The energy regulator Ofgem has said there will be no early cut in the charges electricity generators in Scotland pay to the national grid. It has announced a second round of consultation with the industry about the issue. Ofgem conceded that any reduction in charges is now unlikely within the Read more
Press Release 17 March 2014 Walkers and climbers turn their backs on Scotland as electricity companies industrialise wild lands The Scottish Government is being called on to act now to protect wild lands as a survey reveals that wind farms in mountain areas are damaging a key area of tourism. Read more
The bonfire of insanity: Woodland is shipped 3,800 miles and burned in Drax power station. It belches out more CO2 than coal at a huge cost YOU pay for… and all for a cleaner, greener Britain! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2581887/The-bonfire-insanity-Woodland-shipped-3-800-miles-burned-Drax-power-station-It-belches-CO2-coal-huge-cost-YOU-pay-cleaner-greener-Britain.html
Bute should be given the opportunity to share in any profits generated by a proposed wind farm on the south Cowal peninsula. http://www.buteman.co.uk/news/local-headlines/bute-should-profit-from-cowal-wind-farm-plan-1-3340481
CAMPAIGNERS fighting a wind farm development staged a protest outside Lhanbryde Community Centre. http://www.northern-scot.co.uk/News/Brown-Muir-wind-farm-plans-go-on-show-14032014.htm
A NEW onshore oil bonanza could be on the horizon with vast potential resources found under a swathe of southern Britain, possibly on a par with the huge shale gas reservoirs found in the north. Scientists from the British Geological Survey (BGS) are putting the final touches to a report Read more
A WIND farm company worth £7.7million paid an elderly widow just £500 for land essential to a 20-turbine development in the Highlands. http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/465112/Widow-paid-just-500-for-her-garden-by-7-7m-wind-farm-giant
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: We reveal the true cost of the Scottish Government’s turbine obsession. http://www.sundaypost.com/news-views/scotland/salmond-s-great-wind-farm-rip-off-1.271296