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AN energy firm has revealed plans for a 27-turbine wind farm on moorland in two Ross-shire estates. Coriolis Energy, with development partner ESB, will be consulting on proposals for Glasa Wind Farm, located within the Strathvaich and Kildermorie Estates, some 20 km north-west of Dingwall. Initial assessments suggest the site Read more

In June 2023, minsters approved Swedish energy giant Vattenfall’s Clashindarroch II project. Wildcat Haven challenged the Scottish government’s decision at a judicial review, but a judge threw out the legal challenge, and Wildcat Haven then appealed that decision. Judges at the Court of Session dismissed that resulting appeal. Yesterday, Wild Read more

Scotsman letters Net Zero stalwarts, such as Ed Miliband in the UK, are becoming more and more rare. Most have accepted that the target was simply impossible without horrendous suffering for those least able to cope. So, it is back to the drawing board on that line for Mr Miliband Read more

Kemi Badenoch has said it is “impossible” for the UK to meet its net zero target by 2050 – a goal set by a previous Conservative government.  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly3pnjyzp4o?fbclid=IwY2xjawJGKYRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZvxadr0QYywv4rM8guuLKh2GdnKAV5mcccAFIP9rNyYeVX1OV-9TusFmw_aem_kq-oqBDn1ognrw69VoHQzg

News just in that Raeshaw Farms Ltd in the Scottish Borders has appealed the consent of the Wull Muir WF to the Court of Session The Raeshaw Estate previously financially supported Heriot CC in a successful Judicial Review against Gilston Hill WF. The appeal was on the procedural grounds that Read more

COLONISERS throughout history have taken a country’s natural resources and in return offered trinkets and baubles to the natives.  https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25012214.tokens-riches-just-like-colonial-times/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJFVmdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHUCLOZ4jra3r4j_CCUELQBWFWAMZZpwYGoADszb2QrTK6I6WjMtuLOsyQw_aem_0KY13zj-PV-V0lfPeq3uUQ

The Scottish Government will host a major investment event in Edinburgh tomorrow (Monday 17th March) aimed at unlocking new private investment in the country’s rapidly growing offshore wind industry. More than 100 stakeholders, including investors and developers, will attend the Global Offshore Wind Investment Forum, to be hosted by First Read more

They were believed to be a reason for Julius Caesar’s invasion of Britain more than 2,000 years ago and once provided the gems that adorned Scotland’s crown jewels. Today, however, the prized freshwater pearl mussel is teetering on the brink of extinction, with warnings that wind farms pose one of Read more