Climate change increases the risk of wars – and even fuels conflicts between individuals: This is the conclusion of a study published in the prestigious journal “Science”. But the paper has met with unusually strong criticism. Experts accuse the authors Read more
Expert welcomes “largely positive framing” of new planning guidance for onshore renewable energy http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2013/august/expert-welcomes-largely-positive-framing-of-new-planning-guidance-for-onshore-renewable-energy/
£1 billion wind farm that’s snubbed British workers: Jobs row erupts as Clegg opens offshore complex built and maintained by foreigners Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2382898/1-billion-wind-farm-thats-snubbed-British-workers-Jobs-row-erupts-Clegg-opens-offshore-complex-built-maintained-foreigners.html#ixzz2ankBkrvu Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2382898/1-billion-wind-farm-thats-snubbed-British-workers-Jobs-row-erupts-Clegg-opens-offshore-complex-built-maintained-foreigners.html
A wind farm which could lie within a kilometre of the Southern Upland Way is being recommended for refusal by planning officials. The Brunta Hill scheme, proposed by developer PNE Wind, is set to be decided by members of the Read more
by Rosalind Griffiths Wind farms may cause “annoyance” and “distress” but they are unlikely to have any serious health implications apart from sleep disturbance and symptoms of stress. That is the conclusion of a report from NHS Shetland, written at Read more
Scotland Against Spin condemned today’s announcement by Ofgem as “grotesque and utterly immoral” and “proof that Ofgem is not fit for purpose and little more than the lackey of the wind industry”. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/10216239/Scottish-wind-farms-handed-1.3m-annual-discount-while-southern-power-plants-to-pay-more.html Spokeswoman Linda Holt said: “UK wind farms Read more
Scottish wind farm developers will have their costs slashed by £1.3m a year under an overhaul of network charging that will see power plants in the south face increased costs. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/10216239/Scottish-wind-farms-handed-1.3m-annual-discount-while-southern-power-plants-to-pay-more.html
t is the business of the Fourth Estate to be sceptical. Sceptical, that is, of government, of political agendas and of vested interests. While that scepticism still applies to Big Corporate, Big Oil et al, the mainstream media (MSM) has Read more