Corbyn announces plans to create 67,000 jobs in ‘green industrial revolution’
Jeremy Corbyn has praised wind power as “the future” after announcing plans to create 67,000 jobs and 37 new wind farms.
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Scotland breaks renewable record, with enough power to supply 88% of homes
Scotland produced a record amount of renewable energy in the first three months of this year, with enough power generated to supply almost nine out of 10 homes.
Wind farms refused locally win Scottish Government appeals on 13 occasions in Tayside and Fife
Wind farms rejected by councils in Tayside and Fife have been waved through 13 times by ministers in Edinburgh.
READERS’ LETTERS: Renewables plan is little more than hot air
Sir, – I must admit it, the wind was well and truly taken out of my sails when reading the news this week.
Two-thirds of rural Scots back onshore wind farms, says Survation poll
Wind farm developments should be accelerated with the help of state subsidies after a poll revealed two-thirds of rural Scots support them, campaigners say.
Legal challenges to wind farms blamed for BiFab’s woes
A charity’s opposition to offshore wind farms has helped put BiFab on the brink of collapse, a union has claimed.
Call to monitor Scottish wind farms for impact on protected wildlife
The Scottish Gamekeepers Association (SGA) believes the impact of the country’s growing number of wind farms on protected wildlife may have been massively under-reported.
Mountaineering Scotland challenges wind farm tourism claim
A sports climbing authority has rubbished claims that wind farms don't have a harmful impact on tourism.
Work to begin on £2 billion Fife wind array after court action ends
Work on a £2 billion wind farm off the Fife coast will begin next year after the courts threw out a last ditch attempt to scupper the project.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder – Monday Matters
Am I alone in viewing wind farms as things of beauty?