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.
Equal rights? Nicola Sturgeon says she wants to rebuild and revitalise Scotland (Scotsman, 8 March). She wants to know who has the right to decide the kind of country we should be, the people of Scotland or Boris Johnson. I would like to ask her who has the right to Read more
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has urged the Scottish and UK governments to work together to secure jobs for BiFab. The ex-Labour leader said it was time to make good on promises to invest in offshore wind and bring work to the Fife yards. Mr Brown, who was involved in Read more
THE developers of a proposed wind farm that was rejected by Borders councillors have accused local authorities of speaking “with forked tongues”. At a meeting of Scottish Borders Council’s planning committee last week, members opposed plans to build a 45-turbine wind farm across the region and Dumfries and Galloway. Following Read more
A farmer has won High Court orders on consent overturning a decision to grant consent to the ESB for a grid connection between a Co Cork wind farm and an electricity sub-station. Ian Collins, of Maulakieve, Bantry, had brought proceedings against An Bord Pleanála and the State aimed at overturning Read more
CLARK Cross (Letters, February 28) raises legitimate concerns about the prospect of the tallest wind turbines in the world being deposited in East Ayrshire. In answer to his question of whether or not Banks Renewables will provide audited figures on the amount of harmful emissions that this development will create Read more
The Government have sanctioned the development of a new coal mine in Cumbria and it seems it’s not been a popular decision for a lot of organisations. The Prime Minister has declared his commitment to making Great Britain’s entire electricity network net zero carbon by the year 2050. In order Read more
She famously won a campaign for Gurkhas to settle in the UK, and now Joanna Lumley has a new target in her sights: stopping wind farm companies blowing up ordnance on the sea bed and deafening dolphins. The Absolutely Fabulous star wants companies to stop detonating unexploded wartime bombs they Read more
As previously mentioned, Prof Jack Ponton represented SAS at the Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SPREEE) on 2 March. He has written up his notes for us in an easy to follow and humorous format (below. ) Enjoy! Holyrood Meeting: Role of Hydrogen in Read more