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
By Tim Pauling GOVERNMENT plans to generate all of Scotland’s electricity from renewables have been blown off course – by the summer heatwave. Windfarm electricity output drastically fell away as a high-pressure system – bringing warm, settled weather – dominated the country for weeks. Critics called for a change of Read more
Ian McConnell Group Business Editor GREENCOAT UK Wind, the fund with assets including a 50% stake in the 72-megawatt Braes of Doune wind farm near Stirling, has highlighted “plentiful supply” of further acquisition opportunities. The £262 million fund, which also owns the 6MW Carcant wind farm in the Scottish Borders, Read more
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Environmentalists for years have preached that wildlife and the nature need to be protected. But today to accomplish that aim, they tell us that it’s necessary to industrialize our landscape with skyscraper-size noisy wind turbines. http://notrickszone.com/