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Local development plan says Perth needs a third road bridge
A third road bridge across the Tay at Perth should be built north of the town on a controversial route that could directly affect Scone Palace, according to planners. (...)
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Group to take up concerns with Brechin abattoir bosses
Brechin residents are to take up a series of concerns with abattoir bosses before a controversial slaughterhouse reopens. (...)
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Biomass casts long shadow over The Courier hustings in Dundee
Controversial plans to build a biomass generator at Dundee docks dominated The Courier's final hustings. (...)
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Campaigners against Dundee biomass plant claim objections snub
Campaigners against Forth Energy's biomass plant at Dundee harbour have expressed dismay at the handling of planning objections to the proposal by the Scottish Government. (...)
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£32,500 spend on Cupar sustainable travel advice scheme defended
The Scottish Government has defended spending £32,500 on knocking on people's doors in Cupar to tell them how to travel more sustainably. (...)
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Dundee councillor Kevin Keenan fears biomass plant may lead to council being fined
The row over Dundee City Council's position on the controversial biomass plant has rumbled on, with one opposition group leader claiming it could lead to the authority being fined for the proposed installation breaching air-quality legislation. (...)
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Council's decision to delay biomass plan response welcomed by MSP
Dundee East MSP Shona Robison has voiced her support for the city council's call to the Scottish Government to defer a decision on the controversial biomass plant proposed for the harbour. (...)
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Council wants answers before giving biomass plan response
Dundee City Council wants Scottish ministers to defer plans for the controversial biomass plant at the harbour until more information is available about its impact on public health and the environment. (...)
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Councillor breaks silence to confirm opposition to biomass plant
Dundee councillor George Regan has spoken out in opposition to the proposed biomass plant at the harbour and said "Dundonians will not thank us" if it goes ahead. (...)
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NHS Tayside says biomass plant plan raises health fears
NHS Tayside has raised serious concerns over possible health risks related to the proposed biomass plant planned for Dundee's docks area. (...)
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Support for bid to reduce city air pollution
Dundee councillors have backed a long-term aspiration to cut air pollution at hotspots across the city. (...)
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Tullis Russell confident of biomass plant's green credentials
Fife paper firm Tullis Russell is a step closer to sourcing power from biomass, with work on a £200m generator under way at its Markinch base. (...)
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Biomass firm plans 'polite' private reply to minister's health concerns
Forth Energy, the joint venture company behind plans for a biomass plant at Dundee's waterfront, says it will respond privately to fears of potential health risks raised by public health minister Shona Robison. (...)
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Forth Energy's biomass environmental assessment raises new concerns
The company behind plans for a biomass plant at Dundee harbour has been pressed for assurances that it would not pose a risk to public health. (...)
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Call for calm debate on Dundee biomass plan
An industry leader said there needs to be a "calm and rational debate" about the merits of the Dundee harbour biomass plan-including its potential for jobs and investment. (...)
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Forth Energy confirms plan to submit biomass application
Formal plans to build a biomass plant at the port of Dundee will be submitted to the Scottish Government next month. (...)
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Biomass study 'scotches myths' about air quality, says renewables chief
The chief executive of Scottish Renewables says a study into a proposed biomass plant at Dundee Port "scotches some of the myths" about the impact on air quality. (...)
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Questions remain after Sacone plant report published
An assessment of the public health effects of emissions from the Sacone Environmental Ltd plant in Brechin has suggested that there is no indication of a high likelihood of health effects beyond "annoyance". (...)
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Forth Energy confirms waste would be part of biomass mix
Forth Energy, the company behind plans to build a biomass plant at Dundee's waterfront, has confirmed it will seek a permit allowing it to burn waste materials in the fuel mix. (...)
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SEPA responds to biomass plant health claims
Dundee pupils will not be exposed to unsafe levels of cancer-causing particles from a proposed biomass plant at the city's harbour, the environment watchdog SEPA has insisted. (...)
