Wind Watch: Tilting at windmills

Alan Bailey soaks up the unspoilt view from his sitting-room window, as the sun sets across the valley outside. He shudders as he imagines this treasured scene over Dunion Hill, near Jedburgh, scarred for ever by a row of giant wind turbines.

For Bailey, as for others in Scotland, it is a prospect that raises such intense opposition that he has devoted vast amounts of time, effort and money to fighting for the wild land surrounding his home to remain untouched.

UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) wants 10 million new tree planting jobs | Note how the climate scam angle gets second billing

UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said that millions of new “green jobs” could be created worldwide by smarter approaches to forest management. The FAO claims that by investing in large-scale newtree-planting schemes and managing existing forests more effectively, countries could not only find employment for individuals who have lost their jobs in the downturn, but also tackle carbon emissions by addressing land-use change and land clearing.