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Rare birds threat could decimate giant Strathy wind farm plan The developers of a proposed 47-turbine wind farm near Strathy in Sutherland could be forced to reduce that number to only four. This forecast has come from RSPB Scotland, as Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) this week confirmed it was continuing Read more
Ever since the Golden Age era of science fiction, space-based power stations have been an object of desire for lovers of the future – but they haven’t eventuated, so a Yorkshire-based outfit wants to try droning its solar panels at the more manageable 15,000 metres altitude. The idea, says the Read more
Nearly one-fifth of the metal elements present in modern tech products have no replacement candidates if supplies are exhausted, according to a study by Yale University. In fact, the survey of 62 metals important to modern technology finds that not one of those metals has an “exemplary” alternative to take Read more
The most comprehensive report of its kind sought out to pinpoint the best locations in the UK for householders to install micro-wind turbines. The Energy Saving Trust concluded that some home owners could generate more than £2,800 worth of electricity a year, while others would lose money. The study confirms Read more
Hollywood actor George Clooney recently told reporters: “If you have 99 percent of doctors who tell you ‘you are sick’ and 1 percent that says ‘you’re fine,’ you probably want to hang out with, check it up with the 99. You know what I mean? The idea that we ignore Read more
It is ‘immoral’, asserted Michael Fallon at this week’s Spectator energy conference, to force basic-rate taxpayers to subsidise wealthy landowners’ wind turbines and the solar panels of well-off homeowners. It is hard to remember the last time a minister was so frank about something which had been government policy until Read more
Is it fair for the chancellor to cut pensions for the poor while offering a million pounds a year to the Duke of Roxburghe for letting the wind blow? Is it fair to offer half a million to the Earl of Moray, a third of a million to the Earl Read more
THE developers of a proposed 47-turbine wind farm near Strathy in Sutherland could be forced to reduce that number to only four. This forecast has come from RSPB Scotland, as Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) this week confirmed it was continuing its opposition to the scheme in a bid to safeguard Read more