British Gas is reportedly planning a price rise that could add £100 to the annual gas bill. (“Scottish Gas price rise could add £100 to fuel costs of householders”, The Herald, September 21). This is due to the volatile price fluctuations from foreign suppliers. The UK has an abysmally low Read more
By Jane Candlish A public local inquiry into plans for a windfarm in Sutherland could be held before the end of the year. SSE wants to build 27 turbines, each 396ft, at Dalnessie, to the north-east of Lairg. Highland councillors were split on the development when they discussed the proposals Read more
A reception committee of protestors will meet Scottish Minister Fergus Ewing when he comes to officially open Drone Hill wind farm on Coldingham Moor. Anti-wind farm groups Save Our Beautiful Berwickshire, Scotland Against Spin and the Minto Hill Group all plan to make their feelings known at the opening ceremony Read more
by Stuart Gillespie A windfarm development looks set to get the go-ahead despite 50 objections. And the council’s own landscape architect, as well as environmental standards, have also called for the 11-turbine Loch Hill Windfarm near Dalry to be booted out. But planners are urging councillors to approve the plans Read more
A wind farm firm removed all the boxes containing its planning paperwork just three days after lodging them with Scottish Borders Council. A council spokesman confirmed that energy firm Infinis deposited its application for seven turbines at Cummings Hill, south of Jedburgh, with SBC on Friday, September 6. However, officials Read more
Global warming has shrunk. The Arctic ice cap has grown. Scientists gathering this week face a struggle to persuade sceptics about the scale of climate change to come, writes Jonathan Leake http://www.thegwpf.org/sunday-times-panic/
The government has billed its Green Deal as “the most ambitious home improvement programme since the second world war”, but it has now been revealed that just 12 homeowners are making repayments through its finance package for energy-efficient work carried out on their property. http://www.thegwpf.org/green-fiasco-12-homes-green-deal/
You’ve got to hand it to the climate sceptics. Over the last years they seem to have been winning the battle for public opinion. A new survey shows that the proportion of Britons who believe the world’s climate is not changing has increased almost fourfold since 2005 from four to Read more