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British households could be locked into some of the highest electricity prices in the world if Ed Miliband does not pause the development of offshore wind farms, a cost-of-living campaigner has warned (Will Hodson).
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Residents of Iona are opposing a 91-turbine offshore windfarm proposed for the sea near Staffa and Iona, saying that the site is “top-tier sensitivity” and a “national strategic test case”, which will impact how West Coast seascapes are developed. heraldscotland.com/news/2618…
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Plans for onshore infrastructure for a major offshore wind farm off the Western Isles have been submitted to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c892…
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Residents of the north west Highlands fear road closures needed for a wind farm development will force them to make “arduous” detours which will double journey times.
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A bid for a new Berwickshire windfarm amounts to ‘cultural vandalism’ against three Iron Age hillforts, councillors have determined. heraldscotland.com/news/2615…–i-_g_aem_Go_nYXLbG9vKeeue2bJQpQ
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CAMPAIGNERS in the Borders have welcomed a decision to object to repowering a windfarm which would incorporate some turbines the height of 46 double decker buses stacked on top of each other. uk.news.yahoo.com/plan-repow…
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A legal challenge is being made to the Scottish government’s refusal of a wind farm that developers said would have represented a £1bn investment bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgz…
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SCOOP Hill Windfarm is back on the council’s agenda next week for reasons unknown, with plans to exclude the public from the meeting. dng24.co.uk/secret-scoop-hil…
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves is drawing up reforms to give parliament the power to insulate essential energy and infrastructure projects from court challenges.The government is expected to put forward plans to keep the projects safe from judicial review. cityam.com/reeves-to-protect…
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Plans for a wind farm near Loch Ryan in the south-west corner of Scotland have been submitted to the Scottish government.Developer Wind Estate wants to build seven turbines up to 200m (650ft) high about three miles (5km) north-east of Cairnryan bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy92…
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The Government has privately admitted Ed Miliband’s wind turbines and solar farms are bad for the environment.
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Labour is to ban new oil and gas fields in Britain, making it far harder for any future government to reopen the North Sea. telegraph.co.uk/business/202…
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Rogart Community Council has submitted a written complaint to the local authority in relation to alleged breaches of planning conditions by Energiekontor, developers of the Lairg II Wind Farm. northern-times.co.uk/news/ro…
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Wealthy landowners including a Swedish aristocrat, the family of a former prime minister and a Tory donor are earning millions in rent from wind farms which are subsidised by the public’s energy bills, The Ferret can reveal. theferret.scot/landowners-ma…
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WORK has finished on installing a temporary meteorological mast at the proposed Giants Burn Wind Farm site near Dunoon, but the development has drawn criticism from a local campaign group concerned about impacts on peatland. argyllbute24.co.uk/concerns-…
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A pheasant’s nest held up work at an East Lothian wind farm for three weeks as £50million of equipment was delayed to protect the eggs, it has been revealed.
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For Clare Molyneux, she is fearing for the future of her local area after plans for a wind farm near her home were announced just last month. pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/new…
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People living near wind farms could get energy bill discounts as high as £600 per year under government plans for communities to get money from developers.
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Residents living in a Highland beauty spot are fighting plans for almost 150 battery energy storage system (BESS) units being built within 400m of their homes.
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