Conservative councillors have called for an urgent study into the potential impact of wind farms on the Northumberland tourism industry http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/call-study-potential-impact-wind-4722686
By Kaye Nicolson PLANS for a controversial windfarm on a Moray hillside have been scrapped – and replaced with proposals for a scaled-down scheme. The revised Vento Ludens Ltd development at Brown Muir near Elgin would feature fewer turbines than the 19 originally proposed. The company said it had reduced Read more
Tim Yeo, chairman of the Commons Energy and Climate Change Select Committee, said the compensation would ensure the most affected communities would reap the benefits of the contentious projects, instead of being forced to watch as a “vague payment” by an energy company is spent elsewhere by their local council. Read more
Spectacular NASA Images Illustrate Sun as a Driver of Global Warming and Climate Change Foretells Global Cooling Says Friends of Science http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/8/prweb11025150.htm
Shale gas does not cause earthquakes, pollute water or use toxic chemicals. Wind turbines do far more damage. http://www.thegwpf.org/matt-ridley-shatter-myths-fracking/
Aug 14 (Reuters) – EU countries are likely to pare back support for renewable energy further after Spain’s recent proposed overhaul.
As Germany shifts towards green energy, even the operation of nuclear reactors is now becoming uneconomic. The operators of Germany’s nuclear power plants are considering to shut them down early. The federal government is facing an embarrassing situation. http://www.thegwpf.org/germanys-energy-chaos-government-rescue-nuclear-power-plants/
Residents across England have started receiving letters from the Land Registry, informing them that the Church is seeking to register the mineral rights to the earth beneath their property. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10245697/Church-of-England-in-fracking-land-grab.html