Solway Firth wind farm opposition tabled/BBC News
Dumfries and Galloway Council has tabled formal opposition to plans for new wind turbines in the Solway Firth http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-24924529
Wind farm decision government officials ‘did not visit Donald Trump golf resort’/BBC News
Government officials deciding whether to back an offshore wind farm did not visit Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire golf resort, the Court of Session has been told. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-24931016
Scottish Review
The people who do business at 30 St James’s Square, London SW1, are 350 miles from the conservation village of Straiton on the Ayrshire-Galloway border, though much further if distance can also be measured by temperament and outlook. But the Read more
UK Offshore Wind Capacity Grows 80 Percent In One Year, Expect More To Come/The Energy Collective
The United Kingdom’s offshore wind sector installed capacity has grown by 79% over the period of July 2012 to June 2013, according to a new report released by trade group RenewableUK. http://theenergycollective.com/joshshill/302191/uk-offshore-wind-capacity-grows-80-year-expect-more-come
Multi-Millionaire, (Private)Jet-Setting Hollywood Actor George Clooney Requests World’s Poor Forego Affordable Energy/No Tricks Zone
What would George Clooney have against brutally throttling the plentiful supply of affordable fossil fuel energy that billions of people living on the planet rely on? http://notrickszone.com/2013/11/12/multi-millionaire-private-jet-setting-hollywood-actor-george-clooney-requests-worlds-poor-to-forego-cheap-energy/
Tony Abbott begins dismantling carbon tax: ‘our bill to reduce your bills’/The Guardian
PM declares voters want carbon tax gone as Labor attempts to force debate on the new government’s ‘culture of secrecy’ http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/13/abbott-begins-dismantling-carbon-tax
EDF shames rivals with 3.9% rise: French firm caps winter bills and says just £1 of rise is due to higher cost of wholesale gas and electricity/Daily Mail
Analysts said EDF customers will be paying an extra £52 a year, taking average annual dual fuel bill to £1,384 Decision to cap the increase means its new standard tariff is up to £107 cheaper than the likes of Npower, Read more
Power bills to soar for the next 17 years: Customers will fund two-thirds of infrastructure projects costing £310bn – adding £8,000 per household to typical bill/The Daily Mail
Bills to rise faster than inflation and wages, warns National Audit Office Almost £208bn of infrastructure projects, such as switch to green energy, building nuclear power stations and new sewers, will be funded by bills http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2504499/Energy-water-bills-soar-17-years.html