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David Ross Highland Correspondent part of north-east Scotland is being divided by a “ring of steel”, it has been claimed, after plans for 15 more wind turbines were approved. The decision to allow the ScottishPower Renewables’ development site near the village of Spittal, Caithness, is the latest in an area Read more
Regardless of whether or not scientists are wrong on global warming, the European Union is pursuing the correct energy policies even if they lead to higher prices, Europe’s climate commissioner has said. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/10313261/EU-policy-on-climate-change-is-right-even-if-science-was-wrong-says-commissioner.html
There are many reasons why David Cameron does not deserve to win the next general election but the first is this: rather than take the brave and principled decision to lead a minority government he instead took the pusillanimous and selfish one to form one of the most cynical, self-defeating, Read more
A local councillor is fighting a plan to site a 56-metre high wind turbine at Blackcastle Hill in the Innerwick area near Dunbar. http://www.eastlothiannews.co.uk/news/local-headlines/row-over-wind-turbine-is-continuing-1-3087046
UK: E.on is consulting on doubling to 100MW the size of its Camster wind farm near Wick in the far north of Scotland. http://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1211920/eon-plans-double-size-scottish-farm
A leaked copy of the world’s most authoritative climate study reveals scientific forecasts of imminent doom were drastically wrong. Last night Professor Judith Curry, head of climate science at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, said the leaked Summary for Policy-makers showed that ‘the science is clearly not settled, and Read more
Officials at the Department for Energy and Climate Change – run by Ed Davey, a Liberal Democrat – intervened earlier this year as Eric Pickles prepared to rewrite planning guidance to give residents the power to veto turbines. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/liberaldemocrats/10311922/Department-for-Energy-and-Climate-Change-tried-to-derail-local-windfarm-veto.html
David Ross Highland Correspondent Investment in green energy projects is being held back by the lack of clarity over the status of Scotland’s wild land – glens, moors and mountains – in the planning process. That is the veiw of rural property consultants representing landowners trying to develop renewable energy Read more