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.
How saddened I am to hear the Nature Scot response to the Achany extension and Strath Oykel wind farm applications in the area of Rosehall in Sutherland The agency has decided to withdraw its previous objection to the Achany scheme because since the granting of permission for the Sallachy Read more
It has been an extraordinary week. We have a new Prime Minister and a new King. We send our condolences to the Royal Family for the loss of a much loved Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother. We thank you Ma’am for your Service. May you rest in peace.
A NEW overhead line running for over 100 miles across some of the Highlands and Aberdeenshire’s most picturesque areas is being planned in a bid to enable “significant” growth of renewable energy and support transition away from fossil fuels. Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Transmission, which owns, operates and develops Read more
We’re sure you will all remember the Scottish Government Onshore Wind Policy Statement Consultation to which SAS made a lengthy and very detailed response. SG Onshore Consultation response from Scotland against Spin To our dismay, the Scottish Government, without any justification, redacted a substantial part of our submission https://consult.gov.scot/energy-and-climate-change-directorate/onshore-wind-policy-statement-refresh-2021/consultation/view_respondent?_b_index=120&uuId=922490245 This Read more
Squeezing “every last cubic inch of gas” from the North Sea, re-starting fracking, rejecting windfarms in favour of fossil fuels – the policies espoused by Jacob Rees-Mogg, against a backdrop of rising energy prices, form a clear indication of how the new business secretary will view his brief. https://www.theguardian.com/global/2022/sep/06/record-of-climate-denialism-indicates-how-rees-mogg-will-handle-energy-brief?fbclid=IwAR22FaM8jY9UEWSgMpNOXQm87SfKXpgIGNVWf0fSZui7KkP7I32Bp1GGe5w
The UK is facing an unprecedented energy crisis with a £100billion bailout set to blow the country’s bank balance – and all the while renewables firms are finding huge profits literally blowing in the wind https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/uk-news/great-wind-farm-rip-off-27889339
A renewable energy company has voiced disappointment after Highland councillors added their objections to controversial plans for 14 new turbines near Loch Ness, triggering a public inquiry. Plans to extend the existing 23-turbine Corriegarth Wind Farm at Gorthleck to the south of the loch have been submitted to the Scottish Read more
Development of new wind farms in remote, wild areas should be halted, the National Trust for Scotland has said. The Trust says it recognises the need for renewable energy but argues this should not come at the expense of wild land. It is calling for protection of wild land to Read more