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Most seabirds avoid offshore wind farm sites, new research has suggested. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-30479713

The next generation of giant wind turbines is heading for Perth and Kinross, according to campaigners. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/perth-and-kinross-feeling-the-heat-from-windfarm-developers-1.737086

Campaigners have welcomed their “first major success” in the fight to prevent a giant windfarm being created at Rannoch in Highland Perthshire. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/turbine-campaigners-welcome-perthshire-windfarm-delay-as-first-major-success-1.737718

Campaigners have welcomed their “first major success” in the fight to prevent a giant windfarm being created at Rannoch in Highland Perthshire. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/turbine-campaigners-welcome-perthshire-windfarm-delay-as-first-major-success-1.737718

Official figures – initially withheld by ministers – show steep rises in the price of electricity by the end of the decade to pay for the Government’s policies to tackle climate change By Robert Mendick, Chief Reporter The cost of Read more

In a muddle over renewable energy Lorna McAllister appears lost in the fog of propaganda that surrounds energy policy (Fracking remains a divisive issue, Letters, December 7). She is not alone. Powerful vested interests on all sides – including the Read more

Calls for review of sector as report reveals the unreliability of nuclear power. Exclusive by Rob Edwards, Environment Editor The reactors of nuclear power stations across Britain have been shut down 20 times a year because of faults – prompting Read more

Underwater turbines are being constructed in a stretch of water on the north easterly tip of Scotland that are expected to power 400,000 homes in the future. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/underwater-cut-down-versions-wind-turbines-power-scotland-future-1479300