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.
Sepa cut is no surprise IT was no surprise to read that Sepa and NatureScot’s budgets have been slashed yet again by the Scottish Government (“Concern as Scots Gov cuts Sepa’s funding by one-quarter”, October 1). We have witnessed the decline in their ability to scrutinise and respond to Read more
It is the battle of Shepherd’s Rig. On the one side: campaigners from a small rural community, walkers, mountaineers, and the local council. On the other: a windfarm giant, supporters of renewable energy, and, it turns out, the Scottish Government. The battle was fought and won, then fought and lost, Read more
THE CLIMATE impact of digging up peat to build wind farms could be greater than thought, scientists are warning – raising questions over turbines in Shetland Experts warn wind farms should not be built on peatlands
Around 150 people packed out The Hive at Glentrool to view proposals for a wind farm on nearby moorland. The engagement event staged by developers German renewables giant Energiekontor was set up to gauge public opinion on the bid. However, as the crowd filed, in finding anyone backing the controversial Read more
Contempt for our rural areas THE Minister for Energy and the Environment, Gillian Martin, gave a statement: Vision for Scotland’s Future Energy System, on September 28 to an almost-empty Holyrood debating chamber. When asked by Conservative MSP Tess White MSP if new energy infrastructure projects must always be completed Read more
When Keith Brander’s father Donald bought an old schoolhouse in the 1960s, it was a near perfect rural scene of rolling fields, native woodlands and unspoiled views. Since then, four generations of the family have enjoyed long holidays at the whitewashed property; and the landscape, with its small farms, native Read more
Groundbreaking new rules should be brought in that would give communities more control over major green developments in their local area and rights to a share in the profits, a landmark new report recommends. The proposal comes amid an ongoing boom in demand and prices for land in Scotland that Read more
The spreadsheets below show the S36 scoping schemes and S36 live applications which were available on the ECU website on 1st October 2023. They are listed alphabetically. I have omitted some which are very old and any applications to extend the operational life of consented schemes There’s no doubt some Read more