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.
Underwater power cables mesmerise brown crabs and cause biological changes that could affect their migration habits, scientists have discovered. The cables for offshore renewable energy emit an electromagnetic field that attracts the crabs and causes them to stay where they are. A study of about 60 brown crabs at the Read more
By Martin Williams Senior News Reporter SCOTTISH ministers have come under fire as it emerged they have breached international law for ten years by failing to put in place vital measures to protect the nation’s precious environment, landscape and wildlife. An analysis to the United Nations economic commission for Europe Read more
Where has the wind gone? ‘Global stilling’ is blamed as wind speeds drop across Europe cutting green energy production – threatening to drive up energy prices even FURTHER Industry experts warn climate change could be causing wind speeds to drop Weather modelling groups and academics say ‘global stifling’ has caused Read more
Boris Johnston has said that Britain’s electricity will be entirely powered by green sources by 2035. Green levies were added to energy bills without the public being properly warned. These are over £10 billion a year. The unreliability of wind and solar electricity means the national grid needs to be Read more
Development projects are often faced with delays and challenges, but WJM has the expertise and a successful track record of delivering planning permission for renewables projects. Environmental Law is a fast and evolving area of legal expertise – with Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie having both the knowledge and experience in Read more
We were reminded this week of Boris Johnson’s famous words from 2013! (Thank you CWIF.) What happened? We don’t need to tell you. “It is a good 20 years since I last drove all the way to Scotland, and in the interim something unbelievable has been done – in Read more
Cooler weather is set to increase demand for heating across Europe from next week adding pressure to already strained energy markets where price moves have become extremely volatile. How bad the energy crisis gets all depends on the weather this winter. A spell of very cold weather could push markets Read more