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A joint submission from two community councils has criticised the appellant’s case for approval of plans for a wind farm above Stow. http://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/news/local-headlines/councils-slam-appeal-case-for-shaw-park-turbines-1-3303858
A new scheme to help innovative green technology companies get their products to market, will be launched to industry today. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/new-scheme-is-launched-in-scotland-with-the-scottish-environment-protection-agency-scottish-enterprise-highlands-and-islands-enterprise-hie-and-wrc-plc/
Paris – Concerns that giant wind farms aimed at easing climate change in fact aggravate the problem are misplaced, a scientific study said on Tuesday. http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Climate-risk-from-wind-farms-minimal-study-20140211
YOUR report about the plans to double the capacity of the Cruachan pumped storage hydroelectric scheme is a win-win story (“£1bn plan to double output of Scotland’s ‘Hollow Mountain’”, The Herald, February 11). Hydro is well established in Scotland and we are skilled at building facilities with negligible visual impact. Read more
By David Ewen A North-East road has been wrecked by lorries carrying wind turbines. The regional transport partnership Nestrans has been forced to budget £22,000 – and another £78,000 in reserve – to fix crumbling road edges. That comes on top of £190,000 shelled out for the same reason on Read more
A legal challenge to a planned offshore wind farm which could be seen from Donald Trump’s golf resort in Aberdeenshire has been rejected. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-26135345
The manager of a 5,000-acre Perthshire estate has revealed how a proposed wind farm on its land would result in major long-term investment back into the estate, creating jobs and increased sustainability and biodiversity. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/estate-says-wind-farm-is-essential-to-support-investment/
Fairer share of wind power proceeds could help slow growth of opposition to wind turbines and pylons Local opposition to wind grows as EU leaders mull targets/RTCC http://www.rtcc.org/2014/02/10/local-opposition-to-wind-grows-as-eu-leaders-mull-targets/