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Another delight from Mark Hodgson commenting on that “Consultation”! Double Trouble
The Petitions Committee meeting tomorrow morning will start at 9.30 am. Our petition is second on the agenda but as the first petition is taking evidence from Nature Scot it may take a while. The papers for the meeting can be found here It gives details of the petition history Read more
Lavvying up Highland Councillors are proposing a visitor levy, and consultation, which will inevitably damage our already beleaguered hotels and B&Bs, and discourage homegrown “Staycationers” with yet another tax. They have consistently encouraged hugely damaging wind farms, completely wrecking our greatest tourist asset – our glorious Highland scenery – Read more
Moorshield Wind Farm will be located on land to the southwest of Bennan Loch, close to the Whitelee Wind Farm. It has been revealed that three turbines with a maximum blade tip height of 149.9m will be installed, producing an estimated 50 GWh of electricity per year, which will cover the Read more
Britain’s wind generation is set to plummet to virtually zero this week as Ed Miliband presses ahead with plans to increase the nation’s reliance on renewable energy. Energy Secretary is expected to commit to further reducing UK carbon footprint at Cop29 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/11/10/britain-wind-power-fall-zero-miliband-prepare-cut-gas-use/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGfOf5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQaYpdXnh5GX2GXoQD_eXiL5tFpq88Rk7I6-ond4MAihr1tKVekpvtkdsw_aem_QxSNxVERy8Yay6qUL9WLbw
As you know our Petition is due to be heard again by the Petitions Committee at Holyrood on 13 November. Due to the recent publication of the Consultation on Electricity Infrastructure Consenting in Scotland we have been allowed the chance to make a late submission to the Committee in order Read more
Protesters from across the Scottish Borders are fighting plans for giant pylons to be used to run wind farm energy into England. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2n76244x5o
The following is a short film made by Ian Mitchell, who is also the author the book The Justice Factory: Can the Rule of law survive in twenty-first century Scotland?