Developers have lodged an appeal over a proposed wind farm on Brunta Hill near Westruther in Berwickshire after it was blocked by Scottish Borders Council. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-24757029
Renewable subsidies ‘won’t be touched’ by PM’s green levies review http://www.energylivenews.com/2013/10/31/renewable-subsidies-%E2%80%98won%E2%80%99t-be-touched%E2%80%99-by-pm%E2%80%99s-green-levies-review/
A new Friends of Science study by research director Ken Gregory shows that the Canadian climate model CanESM2, used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to predict global warming, fails to replicate temperature observations by hundreds of percent – predicting extreme heat when the reality observed is only Read more
Households could be able to switch energy suppliers within 24 hours under proposals to be announced by Energy Secretary Ed Davey. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24747183
Property experts said the controversial structures, which campaigners say are a blight on the British landscape, can reduce the value of homes by up to eight per cent. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/houseprices/10415963/Wind-farms-knock-eight-per-cent-off-average-home-value-property-experts-reveal.html
Shona Gossip Campaigners were celebrating last night after plans for an electrical substation linked to a controversial offshore windfarm were rejected. Developers had described the plant, which would have been built on a former landfill site at Blackdog , as “vital” for the 11-turbine project in Aberdeen Bay. But councillors Read more
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) says it has made it easier for people to report potential bird strikes at wind turbines. It has created a new email address Collision.Records@snh.gov.uk and asked that people to provide details such as date, bird species and location. High profile incidents have led to the move. Read more
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has advised that a proposed 12-turbine extension to a windfarm on a Lewis estate could be accommodated if six turbines are removed. They believe the proposal for the Muaitheabhal Windfarm south extension as it stands would have an adverse effect on the integrity of the South Read more