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'Substantial' rise in wind farm bills for independent Scotland
December 12, 2012 by Simon Johnson in The Telegraph
December 12, 2012 by Simon Johnson in The Telegraph
Ed Davey told a conference in Edinburgh the cost of Scottish renewable energy subsidies and infrastructure is currently spread across 26 million homes across the UK.
But he warned that after separation this would be borne entirely by households north of the Border and "basic arithmetic" dictated that the average bill would have to increase markedly.
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Argyll grandmother takes UK and EU to the United Nations over plans to turn Scotland into windfarm 'hedgehog'
December 10, 2012 by Margareta Pagano in The Independent
December 10, 2012 by Margareta Pagano in The Independent
A community councillor from Argyll is mounting a landmark legal challenge against the UK and the EU at the United Nations in Geneva this week over their renewables policies, on the grounds that the public is being denied the truth about the alleged benefits, and the adverse impact, of wind power.
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Eight months after buying his dream bungalow, Mr Cowley was aghast to discover that the local council planned to build Europe's largest renewable energy plant surrounding it.
If the plans go through, there will be half a million huge solar panels and several wind turbines only 100 yards from his front door. There will also be an 8ft security fence bristling with CCTV cameras.
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Home owners forced to pay £60 for digital television after wind turbines destroyed signal
December 7, 2012 in The Telegraph
December 7, 2012 in The Telegraph
Around 400 homes in Baxenden, Lancashire, are believed to have been affected with blurred images and loss of channels since 12 wind turbines were placed on Oswaldtwistle Moor.
Green energy company EnergieKontor, which last week apologised to householders for the problem, is to recommend they buy a new HD Freesat box costing £160 for each TV.
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The application for the turbine at Wark Common has been withdrawn after national park planners ruled it was lacking in vital information.
In a letter to the county council, Northumberland National Park Authority said it considered the information provided in the re-application to be "deficient" in terms of the level of landscape and visual impact work undertaken.
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Impact on Landscape]
Wind farms in Africa will save British lives, says Minister
December 4, 2012 by Louise Gray in The Telegraph
December 4, 2012 by Louise Gray in The Telegraph
Reacting to criticism of the Government’s plan to spend almost £2bn helping poor countries switch to green energy, Mr Barker said the money could have economic and environmental benefits for Britain.
However the scheme will cost around £70 per household in the UK.
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General]
National Grid pay Scottish power firms £12m to shut down giant turbines in high winds
December 2, 2012 by Mark Aitken in The Daily Record
December 2, 2012 by Mark Aitken in The Daily Record
As Scottish households struggle to pay for rising heating bills, it is revealed that more than £18million has been paid out to the owners of Scotland's 19 windfarms to stop them producing electricity when demand is low.
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The Government's green energy policy has been blamed for pushing up energy bills and covering the country with ugly wind turbines.
But government statistics released quietly on Thursday, when the world's eyes were on the Leveson report, suggest that it is doing something far worse too: killing the elderly.
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Energy Policy]
The Mountaineering Council of Scotland expressed its disappointment. David Gibson said: "This report is a missed opportunity for Scotland to protect our fabulous open landscapes and paves the way for huge power companies to smother yet more of our mountainsides with turbines.
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Guy Glencross hates the sight and sound of his new ‘neighbour' - a 20-metre wind turbine, 90 metres from the front door of his rural Co Tyrone home.
Night and day, he claims, the two-blade "monstrosity" assails his ears and eyes - and those of his partner Julie - so much so that they moved from their former front bedroom to the smaller one at the back when the turbine was erected in September.
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Holyrood wind farm inquiry an 'unbelievable whitewash'
November 24, 2012 by Simon Johnson in The Telegraph
November 24, 2012 by Simon Johnson in The Telegraph
A Holyrood inquiry into Alex Salmond's wind energy targets has been dismissed as an "unbelievable whitewash" after it refused to accept the rapid spread of turbines is damaging the countryside.
The SNP-dominated economy, energy and tourism committee instead blamed local councils for snarling up wind farm applications in the planning system and called for the rules to be loosened to allow larger developments.
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A furious row has broken out over claims that the Borders has seen the largest increase in wind farm applications in Scotland. ...The Tories' local MSP John Lamont put the incredible surge in renewable power bids down to the Scottish National Party's "reckless" energy policies since it took control of Holyrood five years ago.
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A truce over wind farms...but how long will it last?
November 23, 2012 by Rowena Mason in The Telegraph
November 23, 2012 by Rowena Mason in The Telegraph
The peace deal, allowing £7.6 billion to be put on bills over the next eight years, follows a bitter split between Chancellor George Osborne and Ed Davey, the Energy Secretary, that threatened to tear the Coalition apart over the its green agenda.
At the heart of the fight, the Prime Minister and the Chancellor have been increasingly worried about the rising cost of energy to consumers.
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MSPs line up to accuse Alex Salmond of ‘doctoring' official records
November 23, 2012 by Scott Macnab in The Scotsman
November 23, 2012 by Scott Macnab in The Scotsman
Alex Salmond was at the centre of a fresh row last night over misleading MSPs and accusations of attempting to cover it up by "doctoring" official records at Holyrood.
The SNP leader is facing claims he has undermined the "integrity of parliament" after inflating the number of "green" jobs in Scotland in response to opposition pressure over wind farms.
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Call to shut down Fullabrook Wind Farm after tests show 'above limits' noise levels
November 23, 2012 in Western Morning News
November 23, 2012 in Western Morning News
The plant's operator has released data from a monitoring exercise which showed five of the 12 measured locations were noisier than Government maximums.
But in a study to verify the data, acoustic specialists say the firm has not factored in an extra audible "hum" which would push all the readings above the maximum.
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Seamen hurt after collison with turbine; Lifeboats to rescue
November 23, 2012 by Dick Durham in Yachting Monthly
November 23, 2012 by Dick Durham in Yachting Monthly
All five crew sustained injuries and a doctor was transferred to the vessel by lifeboat. The Island Panther made its way back to Wells where East of England Ambulance Service received the injured crew.
The government has published details of its long-awaited Energy Bill, designed to keep lights on and emissions down.
It will allow energy companies to charge households an extra £7.6bn until 2020, to go towards low-carbon electricity infrastructure.
A decision about setting carbon emission targets for 2030 has been delayed until 2016, after the election.
Labour said this was a "humiliating failure" for the Lib Dems.
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Davey defends contentious energy agreement
November 23, 2012 by Jim Pickard, Pilita Clark and Hannah Kuchler in Financial Times
November 23, 2012 by Jim Pickard, Pilita Clark and Hannah Kuchler in Financial Times
Ed Davey, the Liberal Democrat energy secretary, defended his green energy deal on Friday, after coming under fire for dropping a carbon emissions target and adding to consumers' rising energy bills.
After months of infighting, Mr Davey finally compromised with his Conservative coalition partners, agreeing a deal that will pave the way for an energy bill next week.
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Conservation group claims Northumberland council planning officers are undermining wind farms concerns
November 22, 2012 by David Black in The Journal
November 22, 2012 by David Black in The Journal
The leading conservation group claims council planning officers are attempting to undermine its serious concerns about the growing proliferation of wind turbines in Northumberland. ...it says it has evidence suggesting that planning officers are advising elected councillors that the society's professionally prepared representations on wind energy should be "ignored or sidelined" as contrary to Government policy.
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General]
In a high profile hearing at the Scottish Parliament in April, Mr Trump told MSPs he is "the evidence" that the development of onshore and offshore wind power will drive tourists away.
He said: "I am an expert on tourism. If you dot your landscape with these horrible, horrible structures, you will do tremendous damage."
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Tourism]
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