A leading Liberal Democrat suggested David Cameron was ‘full of c**p’ last night for wanting to ditch green levies on energy bills. The Coalition feud over environmental issues boiled over after the Daily Mail revealed that the Prime Minister has privately told ministers to ‘get rid of all this green Read more
Three people were hospitalised following a fire at the Tata Steel site in Scunthorpe. A small fire broke out at 2am at the company’s plant in Scunthorpe. Three casualties were taken to Scunthorpe Hospital with “radiated burns” but have since been discharged. The incident was initially reported as an explosion Read more
A LEADING north anti-windfarm campaigner has described a new multi-million pound, pan-Highland community benefit fund, unveiled in Sutherland this week by energy giant Scottish and Southern Electricity (SSE), as “blood money.” Stuart Young, chairman of Caithness Windfarm Information Forum, made the comment following the high-profile launch of the new Sustainable Read more
David Ross Islanders have voted overwhelmingly to turn their backs on what would have been Scotland’s first hostile community buyout, and pursue instead the amicable purchase of the Pairc Estate on Lewis for £500,000. A breakthrough is in prospect after nine years of near deadlock, which saw the Scottish Government’s Read more
Soaring electricity bills are a great worry to many, and are topping the political agenda across the UK. Questions about the cost of wind energy to consumers, industry and the broader economy have never been more pressing. We would like to invite you to our first national conference in Stirling Read more
Dear Sir, Your report that Samsung Heavy Industries “revealed that it has invested £70 milllion” in its experimental turbine at Methil piqued my curiosity. Where precisely has this £70 million been spent? I understand that the turbine blades have come from Denmark, the tower from China and the nacelle from Read more
We are now 2 months away from SPR announcing the result/conclusion of their 12 month review of the proposed Tiree Array. It is worth reminding ourselves that SPR exited in Dec 2012, stating the review would “enable the company to monitor the industry’s progress in relation to improvements in turbine, Read more
Congratulations to the campaigners in Ontario who took to the roads with a 200 vehicle convoy to protest wind energy developments on the 19th October 2013