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A community leader has accused renewables companies of treating East Lothian residents as “second-class citizens” after they unveiled plans to add about 40 more wind turbines to the Lammermuir Hills. But East Lothian Council’s environment spokesman believes the plans could be scuppered by new council guidance on large-scale wind farms. Read more
In response to the piece on community benefit and Newburgh Community Trust; Murdo Fraser is calling a spade a spade. Community benefit is an inducement to buy support for a planning application and is one way of trying to make an unacceptable proposal acceptable. Whether the money comes from the Read more
People in Kinross-shire are being urged to oppose windfarm plans for up to 20 turbines that would dwarf the Forth Rail Bridge in size. Two separate applications are due to be lodged with Fife Council this week for 11 turbines on Forestry Commission land at Blairadam and up to 10 Read more
A Canadian economist has an idea to tackle global warming so simple, it’s stunning no one has thought of it before. Ross McKitrick, Professor of Economics at the University of Guelph in Ontario, an IPCC expert reviewer and one of its leading critics, proposes a carbon tax with the rate Read more
Solar panels are one of the least cost-effective ways of combating climate change and will take 100 years to pay back their installation costs, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) warned yesterday. In a new guide on energy efficiency, Rics said that roof panels for heating water and generating Read more
A new study based on satellite observations, just released globally by Australia’s science agency the CSIRO, is likely to cause a stir among anti-carbon dioxide global warming alarmist circles. According to the study, over the past three decades the rise in atmospheric CO2 has contributed significantly to the greening of Read more
One wind turbine could give a near £3 million boost to a community. But it would blight the landscape close to Girvan, says a planner’s report. And South Ayrshire’s planning committee unanimously turned it down.They had seen a picture of what the turbine would look like. And committee chairman Councillor Read more
Controversial plans that would slash the amount of windfarm cash going to communities have been shelved. Fears about a new body being created to administer funds handed over by energy companies to help areas where they operate saw councillors step back. http://www.dgstandard.co.uk/dumfries-news/local-news-dumfries/local-news-dumfriesshire/2013/07/05/51311-33567227/