News Elsewhere contains mainly articles we have permission to republish from Views of Scotland and Country Guardian. You can learn more about these organisations by visiting: http://www.countryguardian.net/ and http://www.viewsofscotland.org/. Occasionally we will also post news from elsewhere on the web.
Three people were hospitalised following a fire at the Tata Steel site in Scunthorpe. A small fire broke out at 2am at the company’s plant in Scunthorpe. Three casualties were taken to Scunthorpe Hospital with “radiated burns” but have since been discharged. The incident was initially reported as an explosion Read more
A LEADING north anti-windfarm campaigner has described a new multi-million pound, pan-Highland community benefit fund, unveiled in Sutherland this week by energy giant Scottish and Southern Electricity (SSE), as “blood money.” Stuart Young, chairman of Caithness Windfarm Information Forum, made the comment following the high-profile launch of the new Sustainable Read more
David Ross Islanders have voted overwhelmingly to turn their backs on what would have been Scotland’s first hostile community buyout, and pursue instead the amicable purchase of the Pairc Estate on Lewis for £500,000. A breakthrough is in prospect after nine years of near deadlock, which saw the Scottish Government’s Read more
Britain sent a blunt message to developing countries yesterday that it would not give in to their demands for compensation for weather-related disasters, which, many scientists say, climate change has worsened. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/environment/article3927261.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2013_11_20
Downing Street says it does not recognise phrase attributed to PM, and says he is not ditching commitment to environment http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/nov/21/no-10-cold-water-david-cameron-green-crap
Fife Council is leading the way in the UK with plans to generate power from rubbish. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/waste-not-want-not-new-fife-energy-plant-is-first-in-the-uk-1.155637
Northumberland County Council is set to commission a tourism impact survey to determine the effect wind farms have on the sector. http://www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk/news/local/all-news/study-on-tourism-impact-is-too-late-for-belford-burn-1-3195646
Western Isles councillors have approved plans for two wind turbines opposed by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-25024669