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Plans for a single turbine in a remote Ross-shire community “struggling for survival” have whipped up a full-scale battle that has drawn almost 500 representations from across the country. A leading light behind the Coigach Community Development Company (CCDC) proposals for a community-owned turbine at Achvraie at Achiltibuie yesterday claimed Read more
A new paper has found hitherto undiscovered rhythms in the climate. What is today regarded as random natural variability actually conforms to a “standing wave” (aka, Mexican Wave) pattern, boffins have found, meaning the climate is much more predictable than previously thought. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/11/mexican_wave_climate_variability/
The row over domestic energy prices has intensified as the head of one of the big six companies accused Ed Miliband of risking investment in Britain and laying the ground for blackouts by proposing a fuel price freeze. http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/oct/11/scottishpower-labour-energy-price-freeze
Downing Street officials and their counterparts in Berlin held discussions after Germany sought help to delay the introduction of caps on carbon dioxide emissions that could harm BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi. http://www.thegwpf.org/britain-germany-secret-pact-defy-eu-climate-laws/
Department for Energy and Climate Change took 1,600 internal flights Critics say ministers and officials should let the train take the strain Embarrassing for department which tells the public to cut emissions Coalition split over the Cameron’s to review green levies on energy bills http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2454554/Climate-change-ministry-spends-300-000-DOMESTIC-flights-UK-coalition-row-erupts-green-energy-policies.html
Coucils across Scotland are now dealing with seven windfarm applications a day. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/scotland/call-to-end-windfarm-obsession-1.140932
A series of objections have been lodged by the Ministry of Defence to a proposed wind farm close to Hermitage Castle. In a letter to Scottish Borders Council, the MoD’s Defence Infrastructure Organisation, which deals with consultations on wind farms, said the effect of the turbines on air traffic control Read more
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