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MOUNTAINEERS and climbers are preparing to fight a third proposal to build a wind farm near a famous peak. The Mountaineering Council of Scotland (MCofS) say the plans for six turbines at Woodlands Farm, less than two miles north of Dingwall, are the latest in an “assault” on Ben Read more
Grant Smith A legal appeal could be mounted against plans to build six wind turbines near St Andrews, it has emerged. Opponents of the Kenly Farm scheme believe a recent ruling by the Court of Session may give them a chance to halt the development by St Andrews University, which Read more
Next month the Government will produce a map of the best places in Britain to drill for shale gas. A lot of politicians – Conservatives in particular – will hate it. The latest data will confirm what is already well known: that the country’s vast onshore reserves are buried not Read more
A cross-party committee of MPs has delivered the strongest blow yet to the green deal, the government’s flagship programme for energy efficiency, calling it “unattractive and uncompetitive”. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/oct/08/green-deal-energy-uncompetitive-mps
The windfarm at Crystal Rig, 10 miles south of Dunbar, is to be extended with the addition of 11 new turbines. http://www.berwickshirenews.co.uk/news/local/all-news/crystal-rig-windfarm-set-to-be-extended-1-3131515
STRAITON residents have forked out £20,000 to try and save their village from being overshadowed by huge wind turbines. – http://www.ayradvertiser.com/news/carrick/articles/2013/10/08/474024-straiton-residents-raise-20k-to-fight-wind-farm/
Each household will contribute an average of £70 towards schemes Tories condemn the size of the bill as an ‘appalling waste of money’ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2243192/Senior-Tories-blast-plan-pledge-2bn-UK-taxpayers-help-Third-World-green.html
Okay, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change does not do so in as many words. But in addition to being more confident than ever (despite a 16-year pause in warming and the growing mismatch between model projections and observations) that most recent warming is man-made, they are also more confident Read more