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An estate owner and Scotland’s leading bird charity are at loggerheads over allegations his plans for a wind farm will kill up to a dozen golden and sea eagles. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/10198549/RSPB-Wind-farm-could-kill-a-dozen-eagles.html

By John Kay The blame for the UK’s impending power crisis will lie squarely with prevaricating politicians The origins of Britain’s impending energy crisis go back half a century. The Beatles were in their heyday, the young Harold Wilson was Read more

New planning policies could block wind power developments in most of the country, a leading green energy group has claimed. Changes proposed by Scottish Government ministers could jeopardise progress towards green energy and climate change targets, and threaten £2 billion-worth Read more

The shale gas industry was born in the USA and to a very large extent that is where it remains. The impediment isn’t the lack of resources beyond North America – because in all probability there are vast quantities of Read more

Five of the “big six” energy companies have dropped their policies of offering green tariffs to new customers, in a move which green campaigners fear could undermine the national drive to tackle climate change. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jul/23/big-six-energy-companies-green-tariffs

Anti-wind farm campaigners have already branded the proposals, which were announced in April, as disappointing. When they were unveiled, Linda Holt, spokeswoman for Scotland Against Spin, said: “There is very little new here. It’s already the case that wind farms Read more

Wind power developments could be blocked across much of Scotland by new planning policies, a leading green energy group has claimed. http://news.stv.tv/politics/233828-wind-farm-developments-threatened-by-snps-proposed-planning-policies/