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Scottish Government reporters have closed the door on an Angus windfarm. http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/angus-windfarm-appeal-refused-1.163699

The face of one of Scotland’s finest forest landscapes could be changed by proposals for a giant new windfarm in Perthshire. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/windfarm-plan-for-iconic-craigvinean-forest-1.163990

THE Scottish Government has been urged to issue national guidance on how much wind farm developers should pay in community benefit. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/environment/guidance-call-over-wind-farm-benefit-for-residents.22916218

by Janice Gillie A reduction in onshore wind farm subsidies looks set to make very little difference to the number of turbines in the Berwickshire landscape. The UK Government announced last week that the subsidy for onshore wind farms was being reduced and subsidies for offshore turbines increasing, But despite Read more

Tis the season to be jolly unless of course you are a joyless Green climate zealot in which case tis the season to try to frighten children. http://toryaardvark.com/2013/12/10/greenpeaces-santa-has-a-splattergate-moment/#more-23963

Fishing organisations have warned that the UK Government’s plans to ramp up subsidy support for offshore windfarms could put the livelihoods of Scots fishermen at risk. http://www.energyvoice.com/2013/12/fishing-groups-sound-warning-offshore-windfarm-subsidies/

The average British household could eventually end up paying an extra £8,000 for its gas and electricity if George Osborne succeeds in delaying vital action to make Britain greener, the Government’s official climate change advisers warn today. http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/george-osbornes-uturn-could-add-200bn-to-energy-bills-8996390.html

Committee on Climate Change says current plans will save money in long run by reducing dependence on imported gas http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/dec/11/uk-carbon-budget-emissions