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.
The charity that protects the UK’s historic and natural spaces has revealed it could allow fracking on its land. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2474668/National-Trust-allow-fracking-land-wind-farms-ruled-unlikely.html
ANGRY residents have launched a campaign to stop a controversial wind farm with 415ft high turbines being built in their picturesque glen. http://www.highland-news.co.uk/News/Backlash-over-plan-for-giant-wind-turbines-at-Glenmoriston-23102013.htm
Written by Hugh Ross Plans for a towering wind farm near Reay – which would have the tallest turbines in the Highlands – have been blasted by councillors who have urged the Scottish Government to reject the giant scheme. Fears were also expressed at a planning committee meeting yesterday that Read more
Ann Treneman There was a spooky moment on the Today programme when Ed Davey, broadcasting from the very wet nuclear power plant site of Hinkley Point C in Somerset, suddenly disappeared. “We seem to have lost the line to Ed,” said presenter Sarah Montague. Silence. It was like the Bermuda Read more
Prime Ministers Questions/BBC iPlayer (2.35 -12.00 mins in) http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03fmht7/Prime_Ministers_Questions_23_10_2013/
Ineos, the chemicals group, is considering shutting down its plant in Grangemouth, Scotland, due to rising costs and the decline in production of gas from the North Sea. Its chairman singles out energy costs, which he says has been driven up by high environmental taxes on consumers. http://www.thegwpf.org/britains-energy-crisis-grangemouth-chemical-plant-close/
The Voice of Russia today has a report titled Scottish in fear of bad weather more than terrorism. At first I thought it was about just another twisted survey to give the impression that people fear global warming climate change and the extremes it’s supposedly brings. http://notrickszone.com/
Environmental concerns should not be used as an “excuse” to drag out decisions over applications for fracking, Chancellor George Osborne has said http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/fracking/10396672/Osborne-I-would-love-fracking-to-get-going-in-UK.html