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A poll we ran found almost three-quarters of you were in favour of mining the massive reserves — using technology known as fracking — which lie under many parts of the country. Sun readers signalled, “We’re backing fracking” by 71 per cent to 29 per cent after experts estimated there Read more
Plans to expand wind energy into the most scenic parts of Germany are fuelling increasing opposition across the country. Anti-wind campaigners are angry that areas including the forests made famous by the tales of the brothers Grimm are among the targets for new turbines. For the first time they have Read more
In relatively windy Germany many people think wind turbines are a reliable investment. After all, especially near the North and Baltic seas, the wind blows almost all the time, and surely wind energy is competitive, even when generated onshore. But that’s proving to be a total myth, so reports Germany’s Read more
The chance to veto the building of massive solar farms that blight the countryside is to be given to residents living nearby. After promising to empower local communities to oppose onshore wind farms, a minister announced last night that sprawling fields of solar panels will also be curbed because they Read more
It was a picture that warmed the hearts of opponents of wind farms the world over. In December 2011, a wind turbine at the coastal town of Ardrossan in the UK spectacularly exploded during a storm. Pictures of the flaming debris shower flashed across global media, triggering claims that turbines Read more
TAXPAYERS have had to foot the bill for £1.5million worth of wind turbines in school grounds, it has been revealed. Councils built dozens of turbines at schools across the country at huge cost to the public purse, only to decommission many of them a few years later. Figures released yesterday Read more
A call has gone out for the countryside to be protected from over-development of wind farms. Eight of the country’s leading conservation and environment organisations are behind the plea. The Scottish Government is currently holding consultations on the Scottish Planning Policy and the National Planning Framework. The outcome of these Read more
Over 600 associations across Europe composing the the European Platform Against Windfarms (EPAW) are hailing a ruling by the European Court of Justice as a first victory in their fight towards holding the European Commission accountable for what it says are the ‘catastrophic’ results of its energy policy. The Read more