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Fife Council hopes to cash in on the burgeoning renewable energy industry by building its own windfarms. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/fife-council-aims-to-cash-in-on-windfarms-1.65412
The preliminary results of Germany’s national election are rolling in. What’s sure is that Angela Merkel’s conservative CDU/CSU party is the winner, with projections showing them currently capturing a massive 42.5% of the votes. http://notrickszone.com/2013/09/22/germanys-green-party-takes-a-beating-in-national-elections-climate-fear-no-longer-issues/
London, 23 September: In a briefing paper issued today, the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) reveals that a significant problem has been identified in the UK’s official UKCP09 climate predictions http://www.thegwpf.org/lord-lawson-calls-independent-review-official-uk-climate-predictions/
PLANS to keep old power stations on standby to fend off a looming energy crisis will force up energy bills, experts said yesterday. http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/431431/Energy-prices-to-rise-thanks-to-standby-power-plants
Energy minister Greg Barker has rejected industry pleas for higher subsidies for offshore wind farms – despite warnings from the government’s official adviser that financial support is being cut too severely. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/10326753/Energy-minister-rejects-demands-for-higher-offshore-wind-farm-subsidies.html
A call has been made for directors of the trust behind the ill-fated plan for a wind farm on the Peninsula to attend a public meeting. http://www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2013/09/23/472452-calls-for-public-meeting-on-failed-rosneath-peninsula-wind-farm-project/
Scots have been urged to join a mass protest against windfarms when Alex Salmond visits Perth next month. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/scotland/anti-windfarm-group-plans-mass-protest-outside-snp-conference-in-perth-1.133729
Turbines create a village of the damned by Janet Boyle Wind farm slashed 50k off familys house price A family say plans for a wind farm near their idyllic home have slashed its value. Boyd and Sally Sneddon of Tigh na Bhan, Glenbarr, on the Kintyre peninsula have been desperately Read more