News Elsewhere contains mainly articles we have permission to republish from Views of Scotland and Country Guardian. You can learn more about these organisations by visiting: http://www.countryguardian.net/ and http://www.viewsofscotland.org/. Occasionally we will also post news from elsewhere on the web.
Lately we’ve been seeing and hearing lots media reports of cooling and cold weather extremes. Global temperature data, such as HadCrut 4, show warming has disappeared altogether. http://notrickszone.com/
Climate change minister calls for ‘new generation of energy entrepreneurs’ to help cut bills and make sector greener http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/sep/12/green-tories-fightback-climate-sceptics
Hopes of generating all of Scotland’s electricity and creating 40,000 jobs with renewable energy by 2020 have been stalled by the economic crisis, private sector caution, changes in UK energy policy and EU regulations, the public spending watchdog has found. The Scottish Government’s 2020 target and its “optimistic” employment projections Read more
A medieval castle rated as being of national importance and which symbolises the very nature of Borderers is at risk from a proposed wind farm. So says Historic Scotland, the national government agency tasked with protecting the country’s most important historical sites, when commenting on proposals to erect 17 turbines Read more
By Hamish Macdonell Alex Salmond’s renewable energy revolution may only deliver a third of the 40,000 jobs he has predicted, the Auditor General has warned. The First Minister has championed renewables, not only as the way forward for Scotland’s energy needs, but also as a major employer for the future. Read more
An independent study into the health impact of Shetland’s planned Viking Energy wind farm has been published too late to influence the 103 turbine development. Joint wind farm developer Shetland Charitable Trust commissioned the study last summer as a condition before releasing a further £6.3 million towards the massive project. Read more
The Scottish Government has recently launched a public consultation regarding the development of offshore wind. Struan has created a simple consultation response sheet (attached). It includes a simple ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ answer. All of the information and instructions for completing the form can be found on this website: http://www.struanstevenson.com/media/news-release/have_your_say_on_the_scottish_governments_plans_for_offshore_wind_energy_in/
After hearing 13 speakers put forward cases for and against the Atlantic Array, planning committee members vetoed a recommendation by their own planning officers to raise no objections to the giant 240-turbine scheme less than 10 miles off the North Devon coast. Instead, they voted 10 to three in favour Read more