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Exclusive: Campaign group Scotland Against Spin have shed doubt on why the Scottish Government overturn so many wind farm rejections as they net a pretty penny from taxes and domestic rates from developers.  https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/snp-ministers-conflict-interest-row-32782202?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0abF49_cpf68SCDz_jn4WCuEuo9Ok-fy2aXlBcxtDa4zVhAQMx3uyd72k_aem_ASuXWqcnsnvxMqlmo-8Fhd2Oi66FLSKOkRO4OW6eLGAxpcjjfMd4hsp9xOp7cDNU_5n9xg6Ba9IFhpNL-Fo9q_j6

A Scottish Government quango has commissioned the destruction of more than 17 million trees in the last 24 years in order to build wind farms on public land. The Scottish Government has been blasted after it was revealed that more than one million trees have been chopped down on publicly Read more

Work has stopped on a section of the Viking Wind Farm site in Shetland after a landslide. SSE said the peat slip happened in an area of hillside at Upper Kergord in the centre of the islands on Tuesday afternoon. As a safety precaution the energy company said all work Read more

Plans for a new Caithness wind farm have prompted a national campaigner to warn of the “misery and strife” that can arise when communities become divided over renewable energy developments. Aileen Jackson, of Scotland Against Spin, highlighted the “striking” similarities between the proposed Swarclett Wind Farm at Bowertower and Neilston Read more

The Japanese and Italian governments stand to gain millons from a profitable stake in plans for what has been touted as the world’s largest floating windfarm in Scotland hailed by the outgoing First Minister as a project to “cement” the nation’s reputation as a “global leader in floating wind technology”. Read more

The renewable energy company planning Swarclett Wind Farm has been accused of taking a “dismissive” attitude over the potential impact on birdlife Members of the campaign group No to Swarclett claim wind turbines will drive curlews away, “a tragedy for a species that is in serious decline”. They point out Read more

Oliver Mundell’s question in Parliament today gave our Petition a good airing. https://www.parliament.scot/…/pe1864-increase-the… The reply was as expected (DPEA advising everyone to tell the Reporter if they feel they are being bullied is an absolute joke) but we were pleased nonetheless that discussions are ongoing and we are corresponding with Read more

HOW is it that multinational energy companies and their shareholders have come to rule our lives, dictating the future of our environment, health, and economy, and why does the Scottish Government allow them unfettered access? The proposed SSEN Fanellan substation near Beauly is one such mega site, with ever-multiplying arms Read more