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THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY has been urged to start fracking now in order to stave off the energy crisis, as Britain is on the brink of blackouts. Commentator James Woodhuysen said that “action is needed right now”, as energy prices across the UK soar. Calling on the Government to start fracking Read more
Recent sightings of white-tailed sea eagles in a north Sutherland village have led to calls for a planned wind farm to be put on hold. Armadale couple Paul and Laura Morgan claim the potential threat to the rare species needs to be re-assessed. And they believe Brookfield Renewables UK Ltd’s Read more
The truth about wind costs THOM Kirkwood (Letters, August 12) makes the statement that renewables are “far cheaper than fossil fuel and nuclear”. No doubt this assumption is based on devious claims made by the renewable industry and repeated verbatim by ill-informed politicians, but which have been widely discredited by Read more
The Scottish Government shouldn’t rule out ramping up domestic oil and gas production, according to an Aberdeen University expert. Professor John Underhill insisted the SNP can’t just rely on renewables alone during winter when the cold weather kicks in. Nicola Sturgeon’s party has committed to moving the country away from Read more
Boris Johnson met executives from some of Britain’s biggest energy companies on Thursday to discuss the cost of living crisis. Johnson was flanked by the chancellor, Nadhim Zahawi, and the business and energy secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng. Zahawi said afterwards that the energy firms agreed to “do more to help the Read more
A leading renewables firm has successfully erected the first of 15 wind turbines at a major new wind farm that will bolster Scotland’s drive towards net zero. The structure, totaling 156m in height, has now been installed, kicking off the next stage of development of the Kype Muir Extension – Read more
Orkney Islands Council has called on the Scottish Government to make a planning decision on its Faray onshore wind project by October. Leader of Orkney Island Council James Stockan has warned the delay to the final six-turbine, 28.8MW section of the Orkney Community Wind Farm is “jeopardising” the future of Read more
Ex-Cabinet minister Lord Frost says there is no evidence world is facing ‘a climate emergency’ and Britain should end focus on ‘medieval’ wind power and go all in for nuclear and fracking https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11094685/Lord-Frost-says-theres-no-climate-emergency-Britain-end-focus-medieval-wind-power.html