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Ripped off energy customers must wait up to an HOUR to speak to suppliers – at 40p a minute, a Sunday People investigation has found. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/energy-companies-ripping-customers-keeping-2671084
COUNCILLORS have backed an earlier decision made by officials to reject plans for a wind turbine east of Haddington. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/11/04/476924-abbey-mains-wind-turbine-plan-is-rejected/
One of the Big Six energy companies has been paid nearly £3 million to shut down the turbines of a new wind farm because the National Grid did not want its electricity, the Daily Telegraph can disclose. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/10423982/EDF-paid-3-million-to-shut-down-Scottish-wind-farm.html
The EU has completely destroyed the sovereign right of national governments to levy tax in a country where income is earned http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/10421590/European-law-created-this-tax-racket-that-robs-us-of-billions.html
Centrica is preparing to abandon a £2bn offshore wind farm project because subsidies offered by the government are too low. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/10423952/Centrica-threatening-to-pull-plug-on-2bn-offshore-wind-farm-plan.html
The Scottish Government recently consulted on the Main Issues Report for the National Planning Framework 3 and draft Scottish Planning Policy. These proposed a policy approach that refers to Scottish Natural Heritage’s Core Areas of Wild Land 2013 map. Mapping Scotland’s wildness and wild land Consultation Paper/Scottish National Heritage http://www.snh.gov.uk/protecting-scotlands-nature/looking-after-landscapes/landscape-policy-and-guidance/wild-land/mapping/
Wind Turbines madden Hardy Crowds http://www.protectwildscotland.org/wind/wind-news/times-wind-turbines-madded-hardy-crowds/
“Bid to Halt Wind Farm Plans – campaigners want moratorium http://www.protectwildscotland.org/wind/wind-news/herald-bid-to-halt-wind-farm-plans-campaigners-want-moratorium/