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Energy Bill – House of Lords, 28 October – The 2030 decarbonisation amendment was defeated this afternoon http://www.thegwpf.org/energy-bill-house-lords-rejects-2030-decarbonisation-target/
Energy firms blaming green levies for above-inflation prices need to open their books to prove that customers are not being ripped off, Ed Davey said last night. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/politics/article3907101.ece
Each turbine by the home of golf will be 328 feet tall – making them taller than Big Ben, the Tate Modern and Norwich Cathedral, and about five times the height of the Angel of the North. They will be located just three miles from St Andrews’ Old Course and Read more
Study finds efforts are repeatedly undermined by low funding, poor implementation and vested economic interests http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/oct/28/scottish-government-failing-climate-wildlife
A Scottish peer who is a director of a series of wind farm companies is attempting to nullify a ruling by the country’s most senior civil court that threatens to slow the spread of turbines, it was alleged today. Lady Clark ruled that large wind farm developers needed a licence Read more
A campaign group has been formed to battle plans for a windfarm on part of Dava Moor. Dava No More is fighting the proposed Cairn Duhie development at the beauty spot. It could involve as many 20, 300ft turbines being built on the Glenferness Estate to the south of Ferness, Read more
The chairman of a protest group has asked that any attempted planning extension to a controversial turbine development needs to be held public. Three giant 200m turbines are to be assembled at the Hunterston site, with one for Siemens already nearing completion. It was stated at their most recent meeting Read more
David Ross Highland Correspondent Conservationists have accused energy giant SSE of producing one of the most worrying wind farm plans ever seen in Scotland, for an area currently being considered as a potential World Heritage Site. RSPB Scotland is now formally objecting to an application for the 47 turbine Read more