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.
Scotsman letters All that is precious Saturday’s Scotsman celebrated “The great outdoors in all her glory” with a wonderful double page spread of photographs from around the country. (Sat 27th Dec). We are in acute danger of losing all these precious places, and glorious views, as our clueless politicians positively Read more
SNP Ministers have been accused of treating Scottish communities with contempt after it emerged they had forced through nearly 50 unwanted energy developments. https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/snp-ministers-ride-roughshod-over-36461601?fbclid=IwY2xjawO92ghleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeOSUJrqWCgRhTTrkrB4osEmXTQHLN0IcPYDqHkYNzZgvyJzxZGZiz95tKedw_aem_7_x8nWS–1ln3E0bXk_Stw
THANK you to both industry body Renewableuk and the Energy Department (DESNZ) for calculating that 16.1GW of offshore wind can roast more than three million turkeys in electric ovens at once (“Britain generating enough offshore wind power to roast 3m turkeys at once”, The Herald, December 24). It can also Read more
Editor – THAT rather truculent, light-headed letter in last week’s paper (“Back the windfarm, listen to the kids”) would, I’m sure, gladden the hearts of would-be windfarm developers. I understand that the company Statkraft, who are applying to build the Giants Burn windfarm above Dunoon and Sandbank, did include a Read more
A RETIRED Dounreay specialist says responding to renewable energy planning applications is taking over his retirement. Dr John Heathcote was the principal specialist at Dounreay, where he worked on the decommissioning of the nuclear project and co-chaired its environmental committee. The objector to Carn Fearna Wind Farm acknowledges his engineering Read more
Merry Xmas to you all!
Community representatives in Thurso claim grassroots views and concerns are being blanked in decisions taken over major wind energy and associated power line upgrades in the far north. They cite Highland Council’s approval earlier this month of the [major new electrical sub-station at Banniskirk as the latest example where local opposition to Read more
All jobs have been lost at a Scottish wind turbine firm, which has gone into liquidation due to “severe cash flow challenges”. https://news.stv.tv/west-central/all-jobs-lost-at-scots-wind-turbine-firm-as-liquidators-appointed?fbclid=IwY2xjawOxLWJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETA0QjExV0ZZSkxCY0pienNxc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHkxHgMG307qddXN7yBdNNVMrOt4YjCLg_AobneViH9DFsLl9RBWHdkVC4T8K_aem_xBC1dYED6jcgJ9V7qJsmrA