A judge’s ruling has left the 103-turbine scheme in limbo, over fears it could endanger the islands’ threatened whimbrel population. http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/432204/Rare-bird-blows-wind-farm-plan-off-course?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+daily-express-uk-news+%28Daily+Express+%3A%3A+UK+Feed%29
Tim Rice has said he may no longer vote for the Tories because of David Cameron’s enthusiasm for ‘hideous’ wind farms http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2432771/Tim-Rice-unsure-vote-Tory-wind-farm-policy-scam.html
THE promoters of the Dingwall Wind Co-op say the project has been met with “incredible” interest and almost half the shares on offer were sold within four days of the launch. http://www.north-star-news.co.uk/News/Dingwall-wind-turbine-offer-goes-down-a-storm-25092013.htm
Opponents to planned turbines have criticised a voucher scheme being offered to residents in parts of Caithness. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-24258411
Too many wind farms, the need for better council services and the cost of living are the main concerns of Berwickshire residents http://www.berwickshirenews.co.uk/news/local/all-news/too-many-wind-farms-and-very-poor-roads-1-3110890
Belford Parish Council hopes to have a final draft of the Community Benefit Fund document, related to the application for the Belford Burn windfarm, soon. http://www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk/news/local/all-news/belford-windfarm-document-draft-described-as-leaky-sieve-1-3111094
On Friday the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change delivers its latest verdict on the state of man-made global warming. Though the details are a secret, one thing is clear: the version of events you will see and hear in much of the media, especially from partis pris organisations like the Read more
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