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By Ian McConnell The recycling and re-use of old wind turbine blades is the focus of a collaboration between Oslo-listed Aker Offshore Wind and the University of Strathclyde. The partners said: “Findings from the University of Strathclyde indicate a global increase of wind turbine blade waste from around 400,000 tons Read more
The Bright Green Lies film was released at 1.30 am You can get in on the link below. https://www.brightgreenlies.com/…
I’d like to begin by thanking President Biden very much for bringing us together today in the way that he has and for setting out the problem in the eloquent way that he did at the beginning, and of course for returning the United States to the front rank of Read more
Wind farm giant RWE has said that its wind farm near Tomatin is now starting to take shape. The tower sections are continuing to be delivered to the site this month and in May for the Glen Kyllachy development. Tim James, RWE construction manager, said: “We have now delivered 124 Read more
Does any political party actually understand the meaning of the word GREEN or is it just a colour they bandy about in an attempt to impress voters? How can cutting down trees, digging up peat, killing or displacing wildlife, filling the land full of concrete and destroying the peace and Read more
A pressure group claims it has been “stonewalled” in its attempts to see how a new windfarm would impact the landscape. Energiekontor has applied to the council for planning permission for up to nine turbines at Garcrogo near Corsock. The Save Our Hills group, which is against the proposal, say Read more
The UK Government will set the world’s most ambitious climate change target into law to reduce emissions by 78% by 2035 compared to 1990 levels, announced today. In line with the recommendation from the independent Climate Change Committee, the UK’s Sixth Carbon Budget limits the volume of greenhouse gases emitted Read more
An anti-wind farm campaigner has warned the Dava Moor is in danger of becoming an industrial landscape after the latest application to extend the Tom nan Clach wind farm on Cawdor Estate. Pat Wells, of Strathdearn Against Windfarm Developments, said the news of the plan to extend Tom nan Clach Read more