Displacement Activity- Cliscep
A thought provoking article from Mark Hodgson. Displacement Activity
Herald letters
BEFORE the General Election last year, Ed Miliband said he would freeze energy prices and net zero would cut prices by £300 a year. Since the election prices have, in fact, increased by over 17%. Ofgem said the reason for the new rise in the energy price cap was because Read more
Wind turbines to be painted black to stop bird strikes – Telegraph
Offshore wind turbines will be painted black in an attempt to stop bird collisions after Donald Trump raised concerns about the issue with Sir Keir Starmer. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/02/26/wind-turbines-paint-black-donald-trump-birds-keir-starmer/?fbclid=IwY2xjawItBIhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHb4Lpu7Cj0IBdBJZ1hQ63PTvNyA7-2bz1kQSvBScuNnVpGR-aDi-lOofwQ_aem_2X_mUXswq7lWCItW2PSiBg
Net Zero to blame for surging electricity bills as prices increase by 50% in just 10 years, new analysis shows – GB News
Most of Britain’s skyrocketing electricity bills are being blamed on subsidies for renewables and Net Zero policies, new analysis shows. https://www.gbnews.com/news/net-zero-blame-surging-electricity-bills-prices-increase-10-years-new-analysis-shows
Letters
A reader comes up with an intriguing alternative to the planned Star of Caledonia sculpture at Gretna (Scotsman) I hope I am not too late to submit an alternative design for the Gretna crossing sculpture, the Star of Caledonia (Scotsman, 22 February). I think the current proposal lacks ambition, only Read more
Anger grows over plan to cull feral goats so moorland can be used for rewilding – Mail
They have roamed a moorland in southern Scotland for centuries. Now residents are fighting to save the growing population of wild goats near Langholm in the Scottish Borders after a rewilding organisation revealed it wants to cull some of them as part of its ‘future restoration plans’. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14431401/Anger-grows-plan-cull-feral-goats-moorland-used-rewilding.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawIqb6lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVfCcd3iQ55qjUOLkmutSm777zzd5Dm0jW0x5189xFUxfzA5IPgbY7sYnQ_aem_wg9jLGLwxSRmnuUHEcPL1Q
Wind farm feature in the National today
Big spread in the National today on wind farms. Unfortunately we don’t have all the links. https://www.thenational.scot/news/24957016.wind-energy-supply-chain-changes-scottish-firm-leads-way/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIqbwtleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHQIYSmSJip9Cw3wky91rHAzyTF-2r9673suU0JcHa9dNvXp0p1FtAV5Xog_aem_daBr9R49yyeWARgACUZd3Q https://www.thenational.scot/news/24957083.can-scotland-thousands-old-wind-turbines/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIqbzxleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHSdYE2BgIOgu21qQW5JPWjMyJwJEdmf6UCiQff3Jq9hsjZmiSO7y2gbt7Q_aem_fmgHUzAaV8-hDd6wfxNUkg
Fire breaks out at Aberdeenshire battery storage facility
A fire broke out at a battery storage facility near Rothienorman in Aberdeenshire this afternoon. The incident to the north of the village at the facility at Middleton of Blackford started at around 2.20pm. https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/6698557/fire-rothienorman-battery-storage/