Plans for a windfarm between Twynholm and Kirkcudbright have been scaled down. Banks Renewables had originally wanted to build 10 turbines on the site at Knockendurrick. But after a series of public meetings, they have cut that number to seven. Read more
Belford residents have highlighted the impact wind turbine construction traffic could have on their village by staging a sizable protest. http://www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk/news/local/all-news/belford-burn-protest-takes-unusual-shape-1-3055350
Plans are being prepared for a pair of 80-metre tall wind turbines on land just south of the border. http://www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk/news/farming/wind-turbines-plan-for-marshall-meadows-farm-1-3055373
E.ON , Germany’s largest gas, electric and water utilities, has threatened to relocate to Turkey if the continues to prevent the profitability of its nuclear and fossil-fired power plants, according to AFP reports. http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2013/08/19/german-utility-revolts-against-renewable-energy-threatens-to-relocate-in-turkey/
A new drama will use mobile phone footage and amateur actors to show what might happen if the lights went out in Britain. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/what-happens-if-the-lights-go-out-channel-4-drama-blackout-imagines-a-post-cyberattack-britain-8779207.html?origin=internalSearch
The PM has thrown his support behind shale gas at the expense of the green economy, and investors are taking notice http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/aug/21/david-cameron-fracking-green-investors
The owner of Ascog Farm on Bute has lodged an appeal against the refusal of a planning application for three wind turbines on his land. http://www.buteman.co.uk/news/local-headlines/appeal-lodged-over-ascog-wind-turbines-1-3056209
Proposals for eight wind turbines at Hill of Braco have been dealt another blow as Scottish Natural Heritage have objected to the plans. The proposed Hill of Braco Wind Farm has been earmarked for development at Moss of Cruden by Read more