Wind Energy Planning

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Report – A Poisoned Chalice?

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) commissioned new report “Positive Planning for Onshore Wind” was released this week with headlines congratulating or criticising the RSPB for calling on the UK government to increase their commitment to onshore wind energy. However do the headlines reflect what is contained in the RSPB report?

Opposing Wind Farms Should be Socially Unacceptable says Ed Miliband

The new UK climate change film ‘The Age of Stupid‘ was screened in London for the first time today. Speaking at the screening, Ed Miliband urged people to support their local wind energy projects.

Miliband – Secretary of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change said “The government needs to be saying, ‘it is socially unacceptable’ to be against wind farms in your area – like not wearing your seat belt or driving past a zebra crossing”