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The Prime Minister, who was previously anxious to burnish his green credentials, told the Sunday Telegraph he did not want to keep the hand-outs – paid for through energy bills – for “a second longer than they’re necessary”. http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/story-19863030-detail/story.html#axzz2gMZfqmRI
By Janet Boyle Housing values plummet in shadow of turbine developments. A storm of protest has been whipped up by hundreds of people who claim their homes are being slashed in value by wind farms. Some fear they have lost six-figure sums after failing to sell their property near Read more
The march of wind turbines was laid bare last night as it was revealed that they are visible from nearly half of Scotland. New figures show that the renewable energy towers can be seen from 41.7% of the countryside compared to 19.9% five years ago. Protesters warned the situation would Read more
David Cameron Warned He May Lose Elections Over Rising Green Energy Costs UK Chancellor George Osborne tells the environmental lobby today that Britain should not be “in front of the rest of the world” in tackling climate change. In an interview with The Times, the Chancellor dismissed as a gimmick Read more
Windfarm misery for property owners A storm of protest has been whipped up by hundreds of people who claim their homes are being slashed in value by wind farms. Some fear they have lost six-figure sums after failing to sell their property near imposing turbines. Anti-windfarm campaigners and politicians claim Read more
Who cares about birds? What about humans being killed by wind farm accidents? http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2013/09/29/forget-eagle-deaths-wind-turbines-kill-humans/
Campaigners are celebrating after plans for a windfarm were thrown out. Energy firm Gamesa had applied to the Scottish Government to build a 117MW wind farm with 40 turbines at Glenouther Moor, south of Neilston, in East Renfrewshire. But the plan was refused by Energy Minister Fergus Ewing following a Read more
The IPCC’s call to phase out fossil fuels is economic nonsense and ‘morally outrageous’ for the developing world Former chancellor Lord Lawson, now chairman of the Global Warming Policy. http://www.thegwpf.org/