Troublesome truths behind quest for universally agreeable energy sources - Scotsman.com News

Stirlingshire groups fighting another SSE proposal, the contentious Beauly-Denny pylon line, took their case to the EU to win support for putting parts of the line underground. The vociferous opposition to the pylon line is well documented, with over 17,000 objections lodged with the government against this SSE project. What is perhaps less well documented is the equally vociferous opposition to the "proposed windfarms" on Lewis, including yet another SSE project, this time for 26 giant 500ft turbines, which has already generated over 3,000 official objections and only three letters of support.

Over 19,000 letters of opposition have already been lodged against the three large wind farms planned for Lewis, with only 165 letters of support.

When the controversial Amec/British Energy Windfarm project was finally laid to rest last year, the energy minister, Jim Mather, went on record as saying that no Lewis windfarm would progress without community support. In that case, there is no large windfarm project on Lewis that should be consented, as the third proposal (the Eisgein windfarm, which is the subject of a public local inquiry) generated nearly 3,400 objections and just 85 letters of support.

State of the Region: implications of climate change « West Midlands Regional Observatory

Even in the current economic situation, climate change remains high on the political agenda. It is clear that climate change presents many threats to the region but that it will also provide opportunities. There is now an increasing consensus about the causes and effects of climate change.

California Climate [Scam] Registry oversees greenhouse gases.

The California Climate Registry had just over 20 members when it was originally formed, but this number increased to more than 300. Now, chief executives and officials of major corporations, government agencies, universities, counties and cities are actively involved in these environmental issues. All these organizations oversee, measure and report the greenhouse gas activities on a voluntary basis. Collectively, they are working towards a solution to our climate change problem.