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A Scottish trade union leader has accused the UK government of “running down” jobs in oil and gas and called for the “self-harming” energy policy to end. GMB Scotland secretary Louise Gilmour told the Herald newspaper that Scotland is being “gaslit” over the promise of future jobs in renewables. “Unfortunately for Read more
Fred Olsen Renewables has apologised for using an image of a bald eagle in promotional material for its proposed Invercassley Wind Farm in Sutherland. The bald eagle is a North American bird and its use in Scottish promotional material was spotted by a local wind farm campaign group member https://www.northern-times.co.uk/news/developers-of-invercassley-wind-farm-in-sutherland-apologise-419495/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOFKdlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyCGNhbGxzaXRlAjMwAAEexKmJIZe7FKW_SmyAr-KwKeh_y5-Kp900S4bz5cUF86S56Kgw8kzfXfz2oLw_aem_FuCa9vGNugDRhC-2nJD1Jw
Scotsman letters With thousands of self-righteous, hypocritical, millionaire delegates jetting in to COP30 in Brazil to tell the rest of us what to do. What comes next? Prominent German energy expert Dr Lars Schernikau has said: “The energy transition in its current form, as a grid-scale build out of wind Read more
Eagle-eyed? I don’t think so WE are constantly being told that we should put our faith in the planning system and that robust and thorough consultations are carried out for every development. Therefore, I attended a consultation event for the Invercassley Wind Farm near Rosehall, held by Fred Olsen Renewables Read more
The company that controls the electricity grid in the north of Scotland has announced plans to invest £33bn over five years. SSE has set out plans to spend two-thirds of that to upgrade wiring and increase high-voltage grid capacity to get power from the north to customers in the south. Read more
The firm behind proposals for a Moray FLOW-Park say they will now not be attending a public meeting due to “safety concerns” for its staff. https://www.scotsman.com/regions/aberdeen-and-north-east/moray-flow-park-meeting-safety-concerns-5395984?fbclid=IwY2xjawOAimVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe055QE8jBmCouGzq4ksY944-cblC5qG54TZGF9o67Ib2BIlQ2yedm_ArpQ3Q_aem_BVCpHo_kCc9uRvk59xZi8Q
Herald letters IAN Mcnair is right when he writes that it’s time to “undeclare the climate emergency” (letters, November 3) because the fact is that there isn’t one. The climate is slowly changing as it has done for eons. We in Scotland will benefit if the summers become sunnier and Read more
RENEWABLE energy company Galileo Empower has secured planning permission (subject to conditions) for a proposed eight-turbine wind farm development, located north of Carnbo in Kinross-shire. Planning permission was granted following an appeal to the Scottish Government Reporter (Planning and Environmental Appeals Division) in June 2025, following non-determination of the planning Read more