Anger after four out of five major wind farms approved
by ministers
Campaigners say they have little faith in the Scottish
Government listening to local opinion after figures showed only
five major wind farm applications have been turned down in the last
four years.
‘Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg regions seriously impacted
by mining, power projects'
The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) has
called for a “careful cumulative impact analysis of various
development activities” in the plains and coastal regions of
Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra.
There had been no confirmed field observations of Timor
Bush-warbler Bradypterus timorensis since two specimens were
collected on Mount Mutis, West Timor, in 1932.
UK investment in green energy failed to pick up significantly
in 2011, reflecting difficult economic circumstances and uncertainty
over government policy.
The Coalition's plans to convert Britain to green
energy would cost the country the equivalent of £4,600 per
person a year, according to official forecasts.
Airlines will have to buy pollution permits to fly
in Europe from January 1 under a disputed EU system to fight climate
change, but slumping carbon market prices could make the bill less
painful.
