At last, a Plan B to stop global warming/The Times
Existing renewable energy hurts economies. We should follow Japan and find cheaper forms of clean power http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/article3924584.ece
Wind turbines wrecked life of tragic family pet – Sunday Post
By Janet Boyle. A Scots dog owner won a battle to have two wind turbines removed after claiming her pet suffered seizures. The turbines were eventually removed, but it was a victory tinged with sadness. Irene Cardle says her beloved dog, Shadow, passed away just days after the council dismantled Read more
Lawrence Solomon: Fossil fuels now beat wind and solar on environmental as well as economic grounds – Financial Post
Fossil fuels have sustained the blows of their detractors and remain unambiguously ascendant. Wind and solar are undone, and unsustainable. When governments try to impose large-scale renewable technologies, they lay waste to nature Non-renewable energy is sustainable; renewable energy is not, not even close, not by any meaningful yardstick, not Read more
Cranston cleared of wind farm collusion/Hawick News
A HAWICK councillor has been cleared by a watchdog of colluding with SNP colleagues on Scottish Borders Council’s planning committee before giving the green light to two controversial wind farm developments in Berwickshire. http://www.hawick-news.co.uk/news/local-headlines/cranston-cleared-of-wind-farm-collusion-1-3190143
How the BBC turned a catastrophic crisis into a drama about global warming/The Mail on Sunday
Listeners given a bogus message on Radio 4’s Today programme They were told storms like Typhoon Haiyan are linked to global warming Same claim, which has no scientific basis, echoed by David Cameron http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2508573/How-BBC-turned-catastrophic-crisis-drama-global-warming.html
French plans for more wind farms fans controversy/Global Post
Plans to dot France with wind farms are facing fierce opposition from critics worried they will blight a landscape that has helped make the country the world’s top tourist destination. http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/131117/french-plans-more-wind-farms-fans-controversy
The big switch: Consumers urged to act together to undercut Big Six /The Independent
Energy bosses tried to explain their price rises to MPs last month. Now their customers can vote with their feet by changing supplier http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/the-big-switch-consumers-urged-to-act-together-to-undercut-big-six-8944616.html
Sharing Scottish ambition on climate change/Scottish Government
Scotland will call on the international community to share its ambition on tackling climate change at the UN Climate talks (UNFCCC) in Warsaw this week. http://news.scotland.gov.uk/News/Sharing-Scottish-ambition-on-climate-change-63a.aspx