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Government officials deciding whether to back an offshore wind farm did not visit Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire golf resort, the Court of Session has been told. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-24931016
The people who do business at 30 St James’s Square, London SW1, are 350 miles from the conservation village of Straiton on the Ayrshire-Galloway border, though much further if distance can also be measured by temperament and outlook. But the worlds of corporate London and rural Scotland, which have kept Read more
The United Kingdom’s offshore wind sector installed capacity has grown by 79% over the period of July 2012 to June 2013, according to a new report released by trade group RenewableUK. http://theenergycollective.com/joshshill/302191/uk-offshore-wind-capacity-grows-80-year-expect-more-come
What would George Clooney have against brutally throttling the plentiful supply of affordable fossil fuel energy that billions of people living on the planet rely on? http://notrickszone.com/2013/11/12/multi-millionaire-private-jet-setting-hollywood-actor-george-clooney-requests-worlds-poor-to-forego-cheap-energy/
PM declares voters want carbon tax gone as Labor attempts to force debate on the new government’s ‘culture of secrecy’ http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/13/abbott-begins-dismantling-carbon-tax
Analysts said EDF customers will be paying an extra £52 a year, taking average annual dual fuel bill to £1,384 Decision to cap the increase means its new standard tariff is up to £107 cheaper than the likes of Npower, British Gas, SSE and Scottish Power http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2504613/Energy-supplier-EDF-shames-rivals-3-9-rise.html
Bills to rise faster than inflation and wages, warns National Audit Office Almost £208bn of infrastructure projects, such as switch to green energy, building nuclear power stations and new sewers, will be funded by bills http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2504499/Energy-water-bills-soar-17-years.html
HARD-PRESSED consumers across the country are to suffer another two decades of above-inflation energy bill hikes in order to pay for renewing Britain’s ageing infrastructure, a Whitehall spending watchdog has warned. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/watchdog-uk-faces-17-years-of-energy-bill-hikes.22688514