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An organisation has called for robust planning measures to be put in place to ensure large areas of Northumberland do not become "wind farm landscapes", which it says has happened in parts of Berwickshire. ...There is also concern the council has not adequately recognised the cumulative effects of turbine development.
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Rhona Weir, now in her 90s, accused developers of defacing the Kilpatrick Hills beside the house she shared with her husband, who shot to fame presenting outdoor TV programme Weir's Way in the late 1970s.
However, her stance has put her at odds with others in the local community.
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Margaret Paren, Chair of the South Downs National Park Authority, said: "We're pleased to see that E.ON has listened to our concerns regarding the visual impact of the Rampion proposal on the South Downs National Park, however we think that there is more to be done especially on the routing of the cables."
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Alex Salmond has been urged to "show real leadership" by rejecting a large wind farm that campaigners say threatens to submerge an area of wild land under a "forest of steel turbines the height of the Forth Bridge".
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Helen McDade, head of policy at the John Muir Trust, said: "We are disappointed that the majority of councillors chose to ignore expert opinion from bodies which include Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), the Cairngorms National Park, the Mountaineering Council of Scotland and the John Muir Trust.
"But despite this setback, the fight to save the Monadhliath Mountains will continue.
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The First Minister's apparent conversion was revealed by Cameron McNeish, a well-known hiker, and a prominent SNP supporter. He said he had recently discussed the new policy idea with Mr Salmond.
"The First Minister is not averse to the idea of setting up turbine-free areas," said Mr McNeish. "He has come round to the idea that Scotland has areas well worth protecting."
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Anti-wind farm campaigners remain to convinced over 'extra protection' for wild land
April 3, 2013 by Auslan Cramb in The Telegraph
April 3, 2013 by Auslan Cramb in The Telegraph
Campaigners against the "further industrialisation" of the Scottish landscape by wind turbines have reacted sceptically to claims of an about turn on the issue by Alex Salmond. ..."If things are going to change, we would also like to see the guideline that suggests wind turbines should be at least 2km from homes being made mandatory. At the moment that guideline is routinely trampled over."
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She claimed the UK Government and the European Union breached the UN's Aarhus Convention, under which the public must be given reliable and transparent information on environmental matters, and sufficient participation in decision-making.
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Costly renewable energy 'will damage UK's economy'
April 1, 2013 by Julian Knight in The Independent
April 1, 2013 by Julian Knight in The Independent
A cross-industry group called the Powerline is to launch a scathing attack on the Bill, due to be given Royal Assent later this year, through advertising and social media. The business leaders are furious at what they see as the energy Bill's over-reliance on costly renewable energy at the expensive of traditional and lower-cost energy sources such as coal-fired and gas power stations.
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The £9million bonus bonanza dished out to green energy bureaucrats
March 30, 2013 by Daniel Martin in Daily Mail
March 30, 2013 by Daniel Martin in Daily Mail
Bureaucrats in charge of the Government's controversial green policies have benefited from a multi-million-pound bonus bonanza since the last election.
The total amount of performance-related handouts given to civil servants at the Department for Energy and Climate Change has almost tripled since Labour's final year in office to £9million.
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Energy Policy]
A third more Scottish wind turbines built in one year
March 28, 2013 by Simon Johnson in The Telegraph
March 28, 2013 by Simon Johnson in The Telegraph
The true pace at which wind farms are spreading across Scotland's countryside has been disclosed after official figures indicated the number of turbines increased by a third in the last year alone. ...Struan Stevenson, a Scottish Tory MEP, said the DECC figures were "perfectly symbolic of how pathetically useless and inefficient the whole technology of wind is."
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"We thought we would be attending an informative planning meeting that would discuss the proposed wind turbine for Tetchill. Instead we got an advert for turbines and renewable energy. I was absolutely disgusted."
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Renewable energy providers to help bear cost of new UK nuclear reactors
March 28, 2013 by Damian Carrington in The Guardian
March 28, 2013 by Damian Carrington in The Guardian
The row over subsidies for the UK's new nuclear power stations has deepened after it emerged that the £160m-a-year cost of accommodating the giant reactors on the national electricity grid will be borne by all generators, including renewable energy providers.
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£286 green tax on energy bills: But ministers insist 'efficient appliances' will save us money
March 27, 2013 by Nick Mcdermott in Daily Mail
March 27, 2013 by Nick Mcdermott in Daily Mail
Energy Secretary insisted households will be better off due to initiatives but families will only benefit if they buy more efficient domestic appliances. Average bill is now £1,267 with £112 of that amount going on green taxes. By 2020 green taxes will have risen by over 150 per cent - £286 per family. Charity said government 'embarrassed by terrifying cost of green policies'. Claimed it is 'covering up' with a 'whitewash of wildly optimistic assumptions'.
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Tougher rules on wind farm development to be rolled out in South Gloucestershire
March 26, 2013 by Marion Sauvebois in The Gazette
March 26, 2013 by Marion Sauvebois in The Gazette
The local authority is set to publish new stricter guidance to ensure that wind farms, solar panels, heat pumps and other energy-saving technologies which could come forward in the forseeable future are built in the right place and cause minimum disruption.
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Donald Trump vows lawsuit as Scottish Government approves wind farm
March 26, 2013 by Gary Cruden in STV News
March 26, 2013 by Gary Cruden in STV News
Mr Trump had previously vowed not to complete his golf development at the Menie Estate in Aberdeenshire - which is due to include a second course and five star hotel - if the wind farm was built claiming it would spoil views from his course.
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Mr Trump threatened legal action to halt the wind test centre. "I built a masterpiece. I don't want to see it destroyed by windmills. Windmills are going to be the death of Scotland and even England if they don't do something about them. They are ruining the countryside," he said.
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Dr Sam Gardner, senior climate change policy officer at WWF Scotland, said: "Giving the go-ahead to this offshore wind test centre is the right decision, demonstrating that no amount of bluster from US billionaires such as Donald Trump will hold Scotland back from becoming a cleaner, greener, job-creating nation."
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Gower tourism businesses divided over revised Atlantic Array wind farm plans
March 24, 2013 by Richard Youle in South Wales Evening Post
March 24, 2013 by Richard Youle in South Wales Evening Post
Asked if he thought a slightly smaller Atlantic Array would put off visitors, Rob Grove, the owner of Carreglwyd Caravan and Camping Site, Port Eynon, said: "Absolutely not.
"I don't think it's going to make a jot of difference.
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More than 44,000 Scots have objected to windfarm applications since 2008, according to Conservative Party estimations.
Figures obtained from 23 of the country's 32 local authorities show around 34,000 objections were submitted, ranging from an estimated 9421 in Aberdeenshire, to two objections in East Dunbartonshire.
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