SCOTLAND’S population of corncrakes faces being wiped out – after recent surveys showed less than 1000 calling males left. RSPB Scotland say it is ‘concerned’ over their numbers saying the future is “far from assured” Just 866 were recorded in its most latest annual report.
SCOTLAND’S largest ever solar farm has been given the go-ahead. Elgin Energy has been granted planning permission for a 50MW solar PV project at the disused Milltown Airfield in Moray – which will generate enough energy to power around 15,000 homes. It becomes the first to be approved by the so called Energy Consent Unit …
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LERWICK Lifeboat went to the rescue of a gannet fighting for its life after becoming trapped in fishing nets. The crew aboard the Severn class ‘Michael and Jane Vernon’ had been out on exercise when they spotted the stricken bird. After cutting it free, they posted to their official page: “Unplanned rescue operation during exercise …
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IT may be a small victory over a climate change denier like Donald Trump. But seeing the final turbine installed at the site he hoped would never happen must have felt good for all involved in the Vattenfall led project. The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre – to give it its Sunday name – witnessed …
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AMID the swish of the kilts, the twirl of the gowns and awkwardness of nerves there was something else stirring at the Scottish Renewables gathering in Glasgow. Something, special. A couple of hundred people assembled in all their finery for the Young Professionals Green Energy Awards 2018. And as impressive as that was, there was …
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DISAPPOINTING. Timid. Just some of the words used to express the complete and utter frustration sweeping through the environmental lobby today as the Scottish Government stood accused of choking over its draft Climate Bill. Environment Minister Roseanna Cunningham announced it was aiming for a 90% target in cutting emissions by 2050, with a pledge to …
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THE chief executive of Scottish Renewables has hailed ‘innovation’ in the sector ahead of this year’s Young Professionals Green Awards being held in Glasgow tonight. Claire Mack said that “new ways of doing things” had created the sector as she praised all those shortlisted for the event at the Glasgow Science Centre. In her programme …
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HOTEL giants Hilton have announced it will remove plastic straws from its 650 strong portfolio of properties by the end of this year. It claims it will also cuts its global impact on the environment in half by 2030 by setting a range of new goals. The move will cover all its managed hotels, including …
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THE Church of Scotland has narrowly voted against calls to divest from companies driving climate change tomorrow. Its General Assembly in Edinburgh discussed a motion put forward by officials that it should ditch associations with fossil fuel companies. A report, which sets a 2020 target, says: “It is deeply uncomfortable for the church, as a …
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A NEW generation of wind farms off the coast of Scotland is being proposed to help meet the country’s energy needs. Crown Estate Scotland this morning published a discussion document seeking feedback for its plan. It says it wants to lease seabed to “encourage” new projects to be developed with a view to progressing projects …
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