Voting over in today's council by elections Unusually nowadays for a Scottish council, Ayr North (S Ayrshire) are counting tonight The independent candidate Wullie Hogg is putting in a very strong ch… (View Post)

There's several problems with the scattergun offshore wind approach right now. 1) infrastructure/power lines are not up to the job at present, meaning more cost onto consumers via increased bills to … (View Post)

I did see some of the Borders plans last year, put new infrastructure through isolated, rural valleys with low population, hey presto few objections. Local area misses out on the benefits, but a nice… (View Post)

Ed miliband will be delighted so many new turbines are coming on in Scotland and Scottish waters, makes his job a lot easier. But energy should be built as close to source of use as possible, carting… (View Post)

Miliband is not one for listening to communities, if anything he is in thrall to London types who don't want to implement regional pricing. There's no need for Scotland to overproduce energy when the… (View Post)