Labour is to ban new oil and gas fields in Britain, making it far harder for any future government to reopen the North Sea.A legal prohibition on new drilling will be included in the energy independence bill, part of the Read more
A note from Paul Swift about his appeal. The “Grounds of Appeal” has been lodged today with the court. This will be expanded upon more fully in the Note of Argument due on 30 June and ahead of the procedural Read more
Rogart Community Council has submitted a written complaint to the local authority in relation to alleged breaches of planning conditions by Energiekontor, developers of the Lairg II Wind Farm. It is claimed that Energiekontor has failed to liaise with the Read more
Wealthy landowners including a Swedish aristocrat, the family of a former prime minister and a Tory donor are earning millions in rent from wind farms which are subsidised by the public’s energy bills, The Ferret can reveal.Our latest investigation found Read more
Plans for a giant wind farm off Scotland’s Atlantic coast are facing warnings of a potential engineering “catastrophe” after a similar Irish project collapsed following fears its turbines could not survive the Atlantic.Campaigners are concerned that the country could be Read more
WORK has finished on installing a temporary meteorological mast at the proposed Giants Burn Wind Farm site near Dunoon, but the development has drawn criticism from a local campaign group concerned about impacts on peatland.Renewable energy developer Statkraft confirmed on-site Read more
A pheasant’s nest held up work at an East Lothian wind farm for three weeks as £50million of equipment was delayed to protect the eggs, it has been revealed. The incident at Crystal Rig in the Lammermuirs was revealed at Read more
For Clare Molyneux, she is fearing for the future of her local area after plans for a wind farm near her home were announced just last month.Clare has lived in Ardclach which looks out over Dulsie Wood since 1980 and Read more