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The World’s first large-scale tidal energy farm launches in Scotland
The launch of the world’s first large-scale tidal energy farm in Scotland has been hailed as a significant moment for the renewable energy sector. A turbine for the MeyGen tidal stream project…
Speed of Arctic changes defies scientists
The Arctic climate is changing so quickly that science can barely keep track of what is happening and predict the global consequences, the UN says. In an unusually stark warning a leading…
Holy Isle Wind Turbines
Not surprisingly we have received quite a few emails about the Holy Isle Wind Turbine proposal which was given planning permission last month. Some were supportive of the proposal, some not, and…
Emissions targets need all-electric cars
Cutting emissions to meet the internationally-agreed limits on global temperature rise will require an end soon to all fossil-fuelled cars, according to the Climate News Network. A new study says that achieving…
Holy Isle Wind Turbines Approved
North Ayrshire Council have given approval for the erection of 5 (20.2m high to blade tip) turbines, comprising of 2 turbines at south end of Holy Isle and 3 at north end.…
A significant milestone on the path to a fully renewable future
Turbines in Scotland provided 39,545 megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity to the National Grid on Sunday 7th August while the country’s total power consumption for homes, business and industry was 37,202 MWh –…
Last word – George Monbiot in the Guardian
“What is salient is not important. What is important is not salient. The media turns us away from the issues that will determine the course of our lives, and towards topics of…
And just to finish with
The running average of global temperatures during 2016. The monthly numbers from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration puts the planet on track to surpass 2015 as the hottest on…
Paris pledges fall short on emissions
New research shows that a “controlled implosion” of the fossil fuel industry and a technological explosion of renewable energy are needed to meet targets on restricting global warming, according to Tim Radford…
An Interview with Rosemary Randall and Andy Brown
Rosemary Randall and Andy Brown are the originators of the award-winning Carbon Conversations project, and have recently launched their new book In Time for Tomorrow?. Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything…
The Rebirth of Scything?
Peter Finlay writes: Summer is upon us now. Bright summer with blue, green, golden sunshine. It won’t last for ever. Nothing does. And so it is precious. Not more so than winter…
The joys of cruising?
The cruise ship industry is now one of the fastest growing sectors in the mass tourism market, and here on Arran we see more and more cruise ships passing, and sometimes stopping.…