Forward Thinking Aberdeenshire
In January this year the Buchan Area Planning Committee in Aberdeenshire agreed on a 6 point approval policy for wind turbine applications stating:
"there was general support that there should be no limit to the size of turbine that could be considered for permission, in the light of the fact that technology has now moved on and we should be encouraging development by the most efficient means"Read more
UK faces worst cuts since World War II says IFS
So the emergency budget came and went and where has it left us? According to the IFS the UK faces the "longest, deepest, sustained period of cuts to public services spending at least since World War II".Read more
Labour, Conservative & Lib Dem Energy Policy
With a General Election now just weeks away here are the policy documents from each of the major parties - if you can stay awake long enough!
Labour, Ed Miliband, Climate Change and Clean Energy (weblink)
Conservatives, Greg Clark, Rebuilding Security, Conservative energy policy for an uncertain world (PDF)
Lib Dem, Simon Hughes, Climate Change and Energy Policy Briefing (PDF)