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Scotland Implements Controversial Hate Legislation That Damages Free Speech
Scotland Implements Controversial Hate Legislation That Damages Free Speech A major attack on free speech was introduced on April 1st. Scotland’s contentious “hate crime” legislation, widely criticized as an affront to free speech, is now in effect. Critics have voiced concerns that these new measures, while designed to address the alleged harm inflicted by hatred […]
Labor Leader’s Oil Plans Spark Outrage In Scotland
Labor Leader’s Oil Plans Spark Outrage In Scotland Labour leader Starmer said that his party would end oil and gas investment in the UK North Sea. Scottish politicians called the plan a ‘job destroyer’. Energy security could be at risk if the UK actually bans new upstream investment in the North Sea. In January this […]
The Dangerous Fantasy of Scotland’s Net Zero Energy Transition
The Dangerous Fantasy of Scotland’s Net Zero Energy Transition Suppose that Scotland’s CO2 emissions fell tomorrow to zero, i.e., that, at midnight, the country ceased to exist. Then according to the “Model for the Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Induced Climate Change” (MAGICC), based on the latest IPCC climate models, the reduction in the Earth’s temperature in 2100 would […]
Britain faces ‘massacre’ of 20 more bust energy suppliers, Scottish Power says
Britain faces ‘massacre’ of 20 more bust energy suppliers, Scottish Power says The sun rises behind electricity pylons near Chester, northern England October 24, 2011. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Britain’s energy market faces an absolute massacre that could force at least 20 suppliers into bankruptcy in the next month alone unless […]
The Coming Climate Crisis Shakedown in Scotland
The Coming Climate Crisis Shakedown in Scotland In 2016, an inconceivable event aborted the Paris climate scheme. The Americans elected Donald Trump. Calling the Paris deal a rip-off of his country, Trump swiftly pulled the U.S. out of the accords. Upon what grounds? Put simply, America First. “Follow the money!” The old maxim is […]
The Declare a ‘Climate Emergency’ Movement Grows as Scotland Joins
The Declare a ‘Climate Emergency’ Movement Grows as Scotland Joins Also, UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn launched a bid to declare a climate emergency in the United Kingdom. A banner is hung across a roadway while people participate in direct action with Extinction Rebellion on April 17, 2019 in New York City. The activists are […]
Scotland’s wind exports to England and the myth of a 100% renewable Scotland
Scotland’s wind exports to England and the myth of a 100% renewable Scotland Well over half of Scotland’s wind generation between January 12, 2018 and the present was exported to England and not consumed in Scotland. Euan Mearns reached substantially the same conclusion in his review of January and February 2016 data. Scotland’s government nevertheless […]
Solar PV potential in Scotland
Solar PV potential in Scotland More than 35,000 homes and 600 businesses in Scotland have installed solar PV panels, but only because of lavish government subsidies. Now that these subsidies are being discontinued the question becomes whether solar PV in Scotland can stand on its own two feet. The data from operating PV arrays presented […]
Coire Glas – the raging beast of pumped hydro storage
Coire Glas – the raging beast of pumped hydro storage Back in December 2013 Scottish and Southern Energy PLC (SSE) was granted planning approval for the 600 MW / 30 GWh pumped hydro storage (PHS) scheme at Coire Glas, northern Scotland. At the time I wrote a post called The Coire Glas pumped storage scheme […]
Scotland promotes local, shared ownership of renewable energy infrastructure
Scotland promotes local, shared ownership of renewable energy infrastructure In 2011, the Scottish government established the policy goal to dramatically reduce its reliance on nonrenewable energy sources. According to its 2020 Routemap for Sustainable Energy in Scotland, “community benefits and scope for local ownership of energy are key elements of public engagement in renewables, helping […]
Will England Break-Up Not Just the United Kingdom
Will England Break-Up Not Just the United Kingdom QUESTION: Hi Martin. In your recent blog posts, you talk about the possible timing of the break up of Britain but you talk about that in terms of the regionalisation or break up of England only. Have you not said before that Scotland is likely to become […]
Catalonia is not Just About Spain – it is About Brussels!!
Catalonia is not Just About Spain – it is About Brussels!! There are of course those in Spain who side against Catalonia. Others write who are in Catalonia yet disagree with the separatists. Let me make this very clear. It is the government of Rajoy who has acted abusively, and this is all about protecting […]
Electrifying the A9 Trunk Road in Scotland
Electrifying the A9 Trunk Road in Scotland The Scottish Government recently announced the phasing out of the internal combustion engine by 2032, i.e. in 15 years time. To support the policy it was also announced that the A9 trunk road would be electrified with the provision of charging points along the route. Like all announcements […]
Scotland To Permanently Ban Fracking
Scotland To Permanently Ban Fracking The Scottish government said on Tuesday that it wants to extend a current moratorium on fracking into a permanent full ban, with a final vote likely taking place at the Scottish Parliament later this year. “I can confirm that the decision of the Scottish Government is that we will not […]
