Instead of squabbling among themselves, ministers should publish the Department of Energy’s report on the impact of wind farms on the countryside Owen Paterson said that work is ongoing on an official study that officials at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have attempted to block. Coalition sources Read more
Wind campaigners have urged the Government to finalise and publish a report into the impact giant turbines have on the rural economy http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/northumberland-wind-farm-urge-government-5759067
QUESTIONS have been raised about the Scottish Government’s renewables policy after the calm, hot summer meant that wind turbine sites north of the Border produced only enough electricity to make a few hundred cups of tea. On Friday, the turbines in Bilbster, near Wick, could only muster up enough energy Read more
An official study of the impact of wind farms and renewable energy on the countryside is being suppressed by the Department of Energy, Coalition sources have disclosed to The Daily Telegraph. Wind turbine close-up The Daily Telegraph has learnt a new Government row over wind farms is blocking a report Read more
Certain truisms have wormed their way into the national discourse of how people think about energy. We’re told that no-one wants a wind turbine in their back yard. It’s common knowledge that going green is only for the economic good times. And everyone knows that the only thing people are Read more
Caroline Flint MP, Labour’s Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary, responding to reports about a new row within Government over wind farms, said: http://www.labour.org.uk/govt-splits-undermine-onshore-wind-power-industry,2013-08-20?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LabourPartyNews+%28The+Labour+Party+-+Latest+news%29
Following the revelation today in The Daily Telegraph that the Department of Energy and Climate Change is seeking to suppress the publication of a study into the damage done by wind farms, UKIP is calling for an honest debate on the subject. http://www.ukip.org/newsroom/news/840-time-for-an-honest-debate-on-wind-farms
Proposals for eight wind turbines at Hill of Braco have been dealt another blow as Scottish Natural Heritage have objected to the plans. The proposed Hill of Braco Wind Farm has been earmarked for development at Moss of Cruden by PNE Wind. http://www.buchanobserver.co.uk/community/community-news/another-blow-for-turbine-plans-1-3053749