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Glad Tidings for Sea Power Potential
The daily ebb and flow of the tides promise a renewable energy bonanza for countries such as Canada and the UK that have shallow seas and a steep tidal range. By Paul…
The Future of Renewable Energy in Scotland
Beverley Walker, BlueWind Consulting Limited (This article is based on a presentation to the Arran Civic Trust in May 2016) Photo: Andrewglaser at English Wikipedia
High Aims, Green Fingers & Low Carbon!
Arran Community Land Initiative (ACLI) are supporting and encouraging low carbon living on Arran in the year ahead with the help of a grant from the Climate Challenge Fund (CCF). Enhancing projects…
Extreme weather
Extreme weather caused by global warming could lead to more violent and more frequent storms devastating beaches on exposed Atlantic coastlines in Europe. The Atlantic seas could be getting rougher, with winter…
Arran COAST news
On the 4th March the Guardian reported “Berta Cáceres, the Honduran indigenous and environmental rights campaigner, has been murdered, barely a week after she was threatened for opposing a hydroelectric project. Berta…
How Far Can We Get Without Flying?
Many folk on Arran regularly fly to holiday destinations abroad, and some fly to and from other parts of the UK for business or to visit family. The SNP government wants to…
Owning fossil fuel deposits …
… was once like having money in the bank – but not any longer, investors are being warned. By Paul Brown, Climate News Network. Investors in fossil fuels are being warned that…
Eco Savvy proposes an Eco Park and Centre for the community of Arran
Eco Savvy took a public step forward on Saturday 27th February in Brodick, presenting ideas for a sustainable Eco Park and Centre to an audience of around 40 people. Arran Eco Savvy…
COAST News
Film evening A fantastic turn out on the 20th January at the Lamlash film evening showing of the Greenpeace film How to Change the World. Plenty of lessons to be learnt from…
Letters to the Voice
Dear Voice, I’m sure you’ll be aware of the Holy Isle planning application for wind turbines on the island. Lama Yeshe Rinpoche, the Abbot of Samye Ling and the creator of the…
COAST film evening
"How to Change the World - the beginnings of Greenpeace" Wednesday 20th January, 7.30 at Lamlash Fire Station. Free viewing, donations welcome. How to Change the World is the dramatic story of…
Seabirds threatened by climate change
The survival of seabirds including puffins and kittiwakes on St Kilda – the island archipelago home to one of the world’s most important seabird populations – is being threatened by climate change,…