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Proposals for a windfarm in the Glenkens are the subject of an appeal to the Scottish Government – for a third time. Energiekontor UK lodged documents at Holyrood for its plans at Cornharrow near Dalry just two days before Christmas. The move was made possible as the council had failed Read more
……….. and they said the peat wasn’t deep! Now they broadcast to the world that…………. it is!
Councillor Adam McVey in his article ‘Why firms should sign up to Edinburgh climate accord’ is full of rhetoric but short on the council taxpayers’ costs involved for Edinburgh’s miniscule share of world emissions (Scotland on Sunday, December 26). Scotland has 0.13 per cent so Edinburgh 0.00001 per cent? Then Read more
A senior figure at NatureScot expressed concern there was no “coherent strategy” at the Scottish Government’s wildlife agency on how to tackle the decline of some of Scotland’s most precious natural sites. Internal emails obtained by The Ferret, using freedom of information law, reveal discussions between NatureScot staff ahead of Read more
VOLATILITY OF THE ENERGY MARKET WITH nuclear making up 20% of Britain’s power supply, the retirement of the Hunterston B nuclear power station is inevitably going to create further volatility in the UK energy market, given the strain it will put on the grid by increasing reliance on gas at Read more
IN THE dying months of last year, a perfect calm often descended upon the UK. It meant the wind didn’t blow very much. It meant the windmills didn’t turn. It meant electricity generators had to burn much more gas and operate their remaining gas power stations flat out to keep Read more
Power station Scotland’s Hunterston B nuclear power station was shut down forever on 7 January. It has provided clean electricity for 46 years. Of course Lang Banks of WWF Scotland and formerly chief executive with wind turbine PR organisation Scottish Renewables has to get in on the act and imply Read more