After receiving the accolade of “Outdoor Campaigner of the Year” at last year’s The Great Outdoors Awards, the John Muir Trust is delighted to have made the shortlist for the fourth year in a row. You can show your support for the Trust’s work by voting at http://www.tgomagazine.co.uk/awards/ Voting Read more
Please note below are the notes Linda Holt used for her interview with BBC Scotland today. It will be used in an upcoming feature on Scottish Power who are working their socks off erecting turbines to grab as much ROC subsidy as possible before the March 2017 cut-off date, and Read more
Review of the evidence on the response to amplitude modulation (AM) from wind turbines, with recommendations on control through the use of a planning condition. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-the-evidence-on-the-response-to-amplitude-modulation-from-wind-turbines
IN his visits to Holy Isle, Arran (Letters, October 11), Dr Dave Gordon appears to miss the point. The island is both peaceful and beautiful, something he does not apparently appreciate. Much of South Ayrshire from Ardrossan to Ballantrae has similarly been blighted by the eyesores erected in the name Read more
To: John McNairney Chief Planner Copy to Paul Wheelhouse MSP Dear Mr McNairney The following correspondence raises important concerns. While I have not read the North Ayrshire Council’s Scheme of Delegation I am astonished that bypassing the elected members in this matter and so defeating the normal democratic planning process Read more
Organised by Dick Bowdler and Andy McKenzie ETSU-R-97, the wind turbine noise assessment method used in the UK for planning purposes, has remained unchanged since 2006. It has, however, been heavily criticised, by some, throughout its life. Identified shortcomings on consistency of approach have been tackled through the publication of Read more
The Scientific Alliance has published the second paper by Dr Capell Aris and Colin Gibson analysing the National Grid’s latest Future Energy Scenarios study. These two highly experienced experts conclude that continued expansion of renewable energy would be considerably more expensive than building more gas or nuclear capacity in the Read more
Overview The consultation sets out details for how Scottish Ministers propose to bring the requirements of European Directive 2014/52/EU, known as the Environmental Impact Assessment or ‘EIA’ Directive into Scottish legislation. The EIA Directive requires an assessment of the effects of certain projects on the environment before a development consent can be Read more