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Campaign group Scotland Against Spin hit out at the Scottish Government for overruling councils repeatedly who had rejected plans for turbines in regions across the country. https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/snp-government-labelled-disgrace-just-33308879
A resident has raised concerns that a “grotty” wind turbine is “leaching oil” and polluting the surrounding environment. One of the four electricity-generating structures at Neilston Community Windfarm has been spotted in a sorry state of disrepair with what appears to be lubricant “spewed over the nacelle, tower, and blades,” according Read more…
Communities opposed to development in their area are just going to have to “suck it up”. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13656273/Locals-told-suck-complains-wind-solar-farms-Labour-Rachel-Reeves.html
In April 2021 nine members of Extinction Rebellion aged between 23 and 71, caused £500,000 worth of damage to high-security windows at HSBC Canary Warf’s HQ. They arrived armed with club hammers and large chisels with which they proceeded to attack 16 security windows. They were all charged with criminal Read more…
Labour has been urged to provide “greater clarity” over the launch of a publicly-funded energy company in Scotland, as the “ambition” of plans outlined in the King’s Speech to turn the UK into a “clean energy superpower” were lauded. https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/labour-under-pressure-over-gb-energy-clarity-after-kings-speech-as-industry-raises-windfall-tax-concerns-4707060?r=9798&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2FMshVh_-IGb53zmmEa72oRpdnL4ueJ_6r9Sbv7FC0gxYa3WwdrMX0GrY_aem_zDv-Spn1gb6mthxUzb6p3A
BREWDOG has admitted that many carbon credit schemes for companies trying to offset their emissions may have no benefits for the environment. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13640935/brewdog-abandons-carbon-neutral-pledge-ethical.html
‘It is the cumulative impact of multiple offshore wind boats surveying in a small region where the whales are feeding that is affecting the whales,’ he says. https://climatechangedispatch.com/professor-makes-stunning-discovery-absolutely-100-percent-offshore-wind-kills-whales/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3uvC7hiPkWSDWewSvVF9x7wAVDEVsWyDryyRHvJ-TXoMx67eBiawcqcpQ_aem_djz7dMNz3DxG2QErTAbpaw
Fears that a Labour “super-majority” might turn our parliamentary democracy into a parliamentary dictatorship are fast being realised. Miliband has picked a fight with rural communities and may be surprised by the strength of the backlash. His latest decisions seem likely to be sent for judicial review, so the taxpayer Read more…