RenewableUK commented on the news that the Communities and Local Government Secretary, Eric Pickles, has today announced that he will be extending his period of pulling in decisions on renewable energy projects for a further 12 months. The announcement means Read more
Accuses staff of turning pupils into ‘foot soldiers of the green movement’ Marks were awarded in exams depended on ‘parroting’ the green agenda Many widely-used textbooks included inaccurate examples http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2601179/Heads-breaking-law-preach-eco-agenda-warns-Gove-Education-Secretarys-concern-report-accuses-activist-teachers.html
London property prices are soaring, and the rest of Britain isn’t doing too bad either. Fuelled by low interest rates and subsidized mortgages, prices across the country have been accelerating over the past two years: http://qz.com/197266/one-way-to-stop-surging-british-house-prices-build-more-wind-farms/
‘Surprisingly’, writes Geoffrey Lean (Daily Telegraph, 4 April), ‘two thirds of the country support onshore wind turbines’. It should not surprise him: those would be the two thirds who live in towns and cities, the people whose distinctive, familiar skylines Read more
Britain’s increasing reliance on wind power in the 2020s could cause power shortages without a radical overhaul of the grid, including automatic control of household appliances http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/10756061/Wind-farm-expansion-will-require-fridges-to-be-switched-off-at-times-of-peak-demand.html
Rumoured Tory plans to cap onshore wind farms and build them at sea will push up consumer bills, economist claims http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/10756101/Tory-plan-to-move-wind-farms-offshore-will-cost-4.5m-a-turbine.html
CHARITIES, councils, academic institutions and the private sector must collaborate more to raise the profile of the south of Scotland, according to research. A briefing paper by the Dumfries-based Crichton Institute says the region could capitalise more on assets such Read more
PROFESSOR Jack Ponton (Letters, April 9) points out that the security of Scottish electricity supplies depends on the existence of two nuclear power stations. One of these, Hunterston B, is located in my council area. Hunterston B will cease generation Read more