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Labour is to ban new oil and gas fields in Britain, making it far harder for any future government to reopen the North Sea.A legal prohibition on new drilling will be included in the energy independence bill, part of the raft of new legislation set out by the King in Read more
A note from Paul Swift about his appeal. The “Grounds of Appeal” has been lodged today with the court. This will be expanded upon more fully in the Note of Argument due on 30 June and ahead of the procedural hearing on 14 July (if a procedural hearing is required). Read more
Rogart Community Council has submitted a written complaint to the local authority in relation to alleged breaches of planning conditions by Energiekontor, developers of the Lairg II Wind Farm. It is claimed that Energiekontor has failed to liaise with the community over the wind farm as required under sections 13 Read more
Wealthy landowners including a Swedish aristocrat, the family of a former prime minister and a Tory donor are earning millions in rent from wind farms which are subsidised by the public’s energy bills, The Ferret can reveal.Our latest investigation found the financial rewards of Scotland’s energy transition are being unevenly Read more
Plans for a giant wind farm off Scotland’s Atlantic coast are facing warnings of a potential engineering “catastrophe” after a similar Irish project collapsed following fears its turbines could not survive the Atlantic.Campaigners are concerned that the country could be heading for a multi-billion pound engineering mistake with the proposed Read more
WORK has finished on installing a temporary meteorological mast at the proposed Giants Burn Wind Farm site near Dunoon, but the development has drawn criticism from a local campaign group concerned about impacts on peatland.Renewable energy developer Statkraft confirmed on-site works were under way earlier in April.The temporary met mast, Read more
A pheasant’s nest held up work at an East Lothian wind farm for three weeks as £50million of equipment was delayed to protect the eggs, it has been revealed. The incident at Crystal Rig in the Lammermuirs was revealed at a meeting of East Lothian Council as operators Fred Olsen Read more
For Clare Molyneux, she is fearing for the future of her local area after plans for a wind farm near her home were announced just last month.Clare has lived in Ardclach which looks out over Dulsie Wood since 1980 and the “priceless” wood is now facing ruin to make way Read more