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In what just could be an indirect response to my Mail on Sunday piece – which provoked 3,706 comments on the website, we’ve had the peripatetic idiot raiding the dressing-up box again, this time in order to visit a wind turbine blade factory in Hull. He was alongside his business Read more
Peat offenders Dr Matt Aitkenhead criticises Ken Cox for advocating the use of peat for growing young plants (Letters 9, August) and considers such an act to be a criminal offence. I couldn’t agree more, but he seems to be rather selective in his choice of offenders. What about wind Read more
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NORMAN McNab says “those who question the absolute role of wind are often dismissed as heretics questioning a religious faith”.. People don’t like to be seen as different, particularly when it comes to questioning the “green” faith, so to keep us all in line we are subjected to statistically skewed Read more
The UK continues to significantly boost its world-leading offshore wind manufacturing industry, with over 1,340 jobs created and protected across the Humber region thanks to £266 million of UK government and private sector investment, the government has announced today (Monday 9 August). Offshore wind manufacturers Siemens Gamesa and GRI Renewable Read more
The transition to renewable energy is making headlines – at last. And the First Minister has promised it will be a ‘Just Transition, where no one is left behind.’ But what does that mean if one of Scotland’s poorest neighbourhoods must sacrifice its last open space for a green flagship Read more
The Scottish Government is embroiled in a conflict of interest as it rules on a controversial wind farm plan opposed by Prestwick Airport, which it owns, critics warn. Opposition parties have demanded clarity around transport minister Michael Matheson’s involvement in the process after an energy firm accused Prestwick of unlawfully Read more
A milestone has been reached at one of Scotland’s largest wind farm projects with the installation of the first turbine foundations. The progress puts Vattenfall’s 50-turbine South Kyle wind farm, located near Dalmellington, on track for completion in early 2023. Glasgow-based contractor RJ McLeod, which won a £67 million contract Read more