The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is in the midst of finishing its Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) on the topic. Based on a series of content leaks, it seems as if the AR5 has so much internal Read more
I note that the green lobby is trying to spin the protests at Balcombe in East Sussex as Middle England in revolt against fracking. What absolute rot! Never mind that some of the protestors were seen sitting in comfy middle-class-style Read more
Reuters’ climate-change coverage fell by nearly 50% after a climate sceptic joined the news agency as a senior editor, a study has found. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jul/26/reuters-climate-change-scepticism-coverage
Leading the way in renewable energy has been one of Scotland’s success stories in recent years, creating economic growth and jobs. Ministers in London have warned that the subsidies that support the industry might be reduced if Scotland votes for Read more
In the first ruling of its kind in Scotland a cap has been put on the costs a Berwickshire woman will have to pay to fight planning consent for two wind turbines near her home. A Court of Session judge Read more
By Ryan Crighton – Press and Journal A FORMER deputy first minister has launched a fourth attempt to build a controversial windfarm in Aberdeenshire. Lord Nicol Stephen – who set up Renewable Energy Ventures after his retirement from Holyrood – Read more
Our new look newsletter is published today! SAS Newsletter July 2013
The Middleton Burn Action Group (MBAG), which opposes wind developments in the Belford area, is urging residents to back the ‘Reduce wind subsidies NOW’ campaign. http://www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk/news/local-headlines/reduce-wind-farm-subsidies-now-say-belford-residents-1-3012699