David Leask Chief Reporter FRIENDS of the Earth has backed the Scottish Government in a war of words with Westminster over nuclear power. UK Energy Minister Michael Fallon has tried to block Holyrood ministers from taking part in a European Read more
Energy ministers have clashed over the impact of Scottish independence on household bills. The UK Government is warning that a Yes vote will add at least £38 a year, possibly as much as £189 more once the cost of supporting Read more
A hereditary peer has questioned whether flatulence caused by the country’s high consumption of baked beans is adding to global warming. Viscount Simon, 73, a Labour peer who has been a member of the House of Lords for more than Read more
A spokesman for Michael Gove has said that teachers who do not offer a balanced view on issues like climate change are breaking the law. The Department for Education’s comments came after a report from The Global Warming Policy Foundation Read more
It is now three years since the Renewable Energy Foundation revealed the growing problem of excessive prices charged by wind generators in Scotland to cease generation. However, and in spite of an intervention in February 2014 by the Minister of Read more
Scotland could be Europe’s energy powerhouse, says Alex Salmond, but there is a major difficulty with that dream: how will it be paid for? http://www.theguardian.com/politics/scottish-independence-blog/2014/apr/08/scotland-scottish-green-energy-taxes
Large windfarms can knock as much as 12% off the values of homes within a 2km radius, and reduce property prices as far as 14km away, according to research by the London School of Economics. The findings contrast sharply with Read more
Chris Huhne asserts that wind generation is popular with the British public (The Conservatives’ onshore wind sums are all at sea, 7 April). He omits to say that’s because up to now the British public has been largely unaffected by Read more