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A plan for a wind turbine at environmentally-friendly Queen Margaret University near Musselburgh has been blown away by East Lothian Council’s planning committee. http://www.eastlothiannews.co.uk/news/local-headlines/university-fails-in-bid-for-musselburgh-wind-turbine-1-3075313
The Scottish Wind farm Bird Steering Group (SWBSG) has been formed to examine the relationship between bird populations and wind farms, and to act as a platform for dialogue between the renewables industry, conservation organisations and government on these issues. http://www.swbsg.org/
The RSPB has submitted its planning application for a wind turbine at its UK headquarters in Sandy. http://www.biggleswadetoday.co.uk/news/local-news/wind-turbine-would-help-rspb-fight-climate-change-1-5465742
CAMPAIGNERS are demanding a full investigation into Highland Council’s windfarms policy amid claims it is wrecking the region’s vital tourist industry. http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/3385907
By Tim Pauling A major project has been launched on the impact of wind turbines on bird populations. The Scottish Windfarm Bird Steering Group (SWBSG) is commissioning research into what sort of habitats are controlled by windfarm companies. It is aiming to put together an overview of the industry, and Read more
Ed Davey, the energy secretary, is to deliver a warning against “hype” that shale gas could revolutionise Britain’s energy supplies. In a speech tomorrow Davey will warn that the country is unlikely to see benefits from shale gas until the next decade, adding: “We can’t bank on shale gas to Read more
Almost a million more square miles of ocean covered with ice than in 2012 BBC reported in 2007 global warming would leave Arctic ice-free in summer by 2013 Publication of UN climate change report suggesting global warming caused by humans pushed back to later this month http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2415191/Global-cooling-Arctic-ice-caps-grows-60-global-warming-predictions.htm
It’s as plain as the nose on the the First Minister’s face that the Nos have it (Record poll low for Yes vote, News, September 1). http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/not-so-wild-about-salmond.22075489