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LOCAL authorities have received more than 2500 windfarm applications in the past 18 months, council figures show. Conservative Party research revealed Aberdeenshire had the most applications since March last year (428), followed by Highland (376) and Orkney (371). Council staff handling the 2508 bids would have processed an average of Read more
By Christopher Rae The deputy leader of Aberdeenshire Council has warned residents of a barrage of new wind turbines across the region. New figures have revealed that up to 1,000 turbines have been granted permission across the north-east – and 700 are still to be built. In an exclusive interview Read more
By Iain Martin A lot of people, said David Cameron, had warned him he was “mad” to treat the environment as the number one concern. In response, he told them he felt deeply about climate change. He wanted, he said, to push the issue right up the agenda. It was Read more
By Richard Watt Councils across Scotland are now dealing with seven windfarm applications a day. Local authorities in Courier Country are among those labouring under a huge number of applications. Fife and Aberdeenshire authorities have received the largest number of applications, 196 and 428, respectively. The Scottish Conservatives have called Read more
Energy bills will continue to soar and ministers are powerless to protect households from them, Ed Davey, the Energy Secretary, warned yesterday. Days after one of Britain’s biggest utility companies increased its prices by more than 8 per cent, the Lib Dem minister said that politicians could not control the Read more
Britain’s “energy and climate change” policies – including subsidies for wind farms and nuclear power stations – will add 41 per cent to the price of electricity in the UK by 2030 according to forecasts by the energy department. http://www.thegwpf.org/green-madness-climate-policies-add-41-electricity-prices-2030/
Mr Davey defended wind farms after it emerged that the number of turbine projects granted planning permission has more than doubled over the last two years. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/10375644/Wind-farms-are-value-for-money-Ed-Davey-says.html
The Conservative Party has said councils in Scotland have received more than 2,500 wind farm applications in the past 18 months. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-24508808