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200 people, including representatives of more than 30 community councils, overwhelmingly backed a unified statement calling for a pause on all new onshore renewable energy projects in the south of Scotland. https://www.borderswindfarmwatch.com/news-1/community-councils-back-calls-for-a-moratorium-on-more-onshore-renewables-in-south-of-scotland?fbclid=IwY2xjawPZg0ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeClwNobqulq4OWcAKs8ZMQz8wV4zTusjm1nttTw4lq-nGK96LbJo2jfVxVYk_aem_hdDi02cozHl_F_P7ZfYIsw

ED MILIBAND, the Net Zero zealot in charge of UK energy policy, comes from that breed of politician which thinks if you repeat even an obvious lie often enough, people will eventually believe you. He was at it again this Read more

Clackmannanshire Council is to object to plans which would see massive wind turbines erected in the Ochil Hills. Members of the local authority’s Planning Committee considered the council’s response to an application which has been made to the Scottish Government’s Read more

Scotsman lettersWe have always been a fan of Alexander Mckay’s common sense letters so we were a little taken aback when we read his latest, which began: “I am delighted at the news of the Berwick Bank windfarm development. Every Read more

THE boss of Britain’s oldest snowsports centre has branded Ed Miliband’s net zero policies ‘lunacy’ after being forced to pay hundreds of thousands in green levies and standing charges. Andy Meldrum, who runs the Glencoe Mountain resort, has seen the Read more

[UK Government published a policy paper outlining the “AI Growth Zones” policy](https://www.gov.uk/…/deliver…/delivering-ai-growth-zones) in November 2025 The UK Government have designated Scotland a preferred growth zone for Data Centres. To encourage this, there are several incentives. For a large 500MWh data Read more

Thanks to everyone who turned up at the Petitions Committee Hearing today at such an ungodly hour. It was great to see Oliver Mundell MSP managed to persuade the Committee to allow him to speak! He was a star and Read more

I attach my usual 4 documents updating the position on S36 schemes. They’re all dated 30th December and nothing has changed since then. I’ve also analysed decisions on appeals and Section 36 schemes for the calendar year 2025 and attach Read more