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Landmark legal debate in windfarm wrangle By Laura Paterson The focus of Scotland’s multimillion-pound wind energy industry will be on a small Highland community hall today as a landmark legal debate takes place. A public local inquiry into the Glenmorie Wind Farm LLP proposal for a 34-turbine windfarm in Glenmorie, Read more
As the most powerful politicians in Scotland gathered in Perth at the weekend hundreds of protesters voiced their opposition to windfarms. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/politics/anti-windfarm-campaigners-target-snp-s-perth-conference-1.143781
A controversial wind farm proposal has provoked a prominent QC into accusing Scottish ministers of running roughshod over the law. Ministers have refused to halt a public inquiry into the 34-turbine Glenmorie wind farm in Easter Ross, despite the developer not having a licence to generate electricity. Last month a Read more
On paper at least, planning reforms in Scotland should ensure protection for the best natural landscapes from being destroyed by onshore wind – but will they? http://www.holyrood.com/2013/10/breathing-space/
The Green Deal, the government’s flagship home energy-saving scheme, which was meant to create up to 60,000 jobs by 2015, has instead caused up to 7,000 redundancies, with more likely to follow. http://www.thegwpf.org/green-flop-camerons-green-jobs-promise-smoke/
Britain is sleep walking its way into a new energy crisis that will see millions of motorists hit by petrol “super spikes”, the AA warned tonight, as talks to resolve the bitter dispute at Grangemouth oil refinery collapsed. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/10389188/Britain-sleep-walking-into-new-energy-crisis-as-Grangemouth-shuts-down-AA-warns.html
The spirits of Duns Christmas Lights committee have been lit up thanks to a £10,000 grant from the Blackhill Windfarm Fund. http://www.berwickshirenews.co.uk/news/local/all-news/duns-gets-10-000-christmas-lights-grant-1-3149064
Senior Tories are drawing up a secret plan to cut green taxes as part of a radical overhaul of the energy industry designed to reduce customers’ bills. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/10391198/Coalition-at-war-over-energy-policy-as-Tories-plan-to-cut-green-taxes.html