- More uni courses cut in England
- Haulier fare subsidy 'must remain'
- Tax-dodging landlords 'targeted'
- Housing market recovery 'not there'
- 'Little prospect' for oil fund plan
- Disability cuts 'are devastating'
- Heart care 'more likely for rich'
- Lockerbie probe request to Libya
- Lennon bomb plot accused for trial
- 'MP' held after Commons disturbance
- 'Serious failings' at health board
- Cottage death OAP 'was murdered'
- Murder jury retraces woman's steps
- Pine marten control called for
- Direct flights 'key for economy'
- Navy diver joins Concordia probe
- Independence plan 'may block bank'
- Moore suggests earlier referendum
- Anorexia no fad, says MSP father
- Bronze sculpture stolen from museum
Environment
Tycoon in appeal to back City Garden
OIL tycoon Sir Ian Wood has made an 11th-hour appeal to the public to back his controversial plans for the transformation of Aberdeen’s Union Terrace Gardens.
Fiona McCade: Putting the horse before Descartes
THE well-known 17th century idiot René Descartes declared that “animals are destitute of reason” and argued that since they couldn’t hold serious conversations with humans, they really didn’t count for much.
Bullying claim in gardens row
A POLICE investigation has been launched into allegations that leading figures behind the transformation of Aberdeen’s Union Terrace Gardens have been the victims of internet abuse, intimidation and e-mail hacking.
5 commentsCriminal gangs look to renewables boom to launder millions
ORGANISED criminal gangs in Scotland are eyeing the renewables industry, including windfarms, as a potential way of laundering money, police have said.
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Major radioactive find at Dounreay beach
TESTS are being carried out to determine the potential hazard of what is believed to be the most radioactive particle ever found on a public beach near the Dounreay nuclear power plant in Caithness.
1 commentSalmond backs £140m plan for city’s gardens
FIRST Minister Alex Salmond has backed the controversial £140 million City Garden Project in Aberdeen but says the final decision is up to residents.
12 commentsEnglish drought warning spreads
The south-east of England is now in a state of drought, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced.
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Stab-proof vests to protect wardens from dog owners
ENVIRONMENTAL wardens employed by a Scottish council are being forced to wear stab-proof vests after a series of violent confrontations with dog owners refusing to clean up after their pets.
8 commentsGrants to bring woods back to Western Isles
THEY are windswept islands renowned for their treeless landscapes – but it hasn’t always been this way.
Now landowners on the Western Isles are to be offered new grants to help recover the archipelago with forests once again.
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Deadly crayfish close in on rare pearl mussels
THEY have dwelt in Scotland’s waterways since the last Ice Age and were, according to Roman historians, the reason why Julius Caesar invaded Britain.
8 commentsTide must turn on renewables, MPs urge
BRITAIN could rule the waves if the government adopted a more visionary approach to developing marine renewables if the UK, according to a new report.
National Grid in bid to force sale of listed gas tank to city council
INDUSTRIAL giant National Grid is considering legal action to force Edinburgh council to buy a state-protected gas holder that it wants to demolish to save around £5 million.
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Record £2.8m fine for chemical plant emissions shames oil giant ExxonMobil
ENERGY giant ExxonMobil has been forced to pay the biggest fine for an environmental offence in British history for failing to report greenhouse gas emissions from its chemicals plant in Scotland.
31 commentsGold award for quality of city parks
the quality of parks in the Capital have been recognised with a gold award at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) Excellence Awards.
Photo award shots on show
The sixth annual Nature Photography awards are to be hosted by the Scottish Seabird Centre in East Lothian.
Mobile marine protection moves closer
MOBILE protection areas that follow the movements of fish, turtles and birds may be the best way to safeguard creatures in the oceans, an expert has claimed.
Fishermen delay start of salmon season again season
THE operators of Scotland’s remaining coastal netting stations are to again delay their traditional February start to the netting season to help conserve vital stocks of wild Atlantic salmon.
No fracking link to water contamination say experts
Claims that a controversial method of extracting natural gas contaminates water supplies are not backed by scientific evidence, experts have concluded.
7 commentsLord Lawson offers ‘fuel poverty’ advice to peers
Fuel poverty could be reduced “at a stroke” if the government scrapped certain coalition measures designed to support renewable energy, a former Conservative chancellor has suggested.
5 commentsTide turns in talks over fishing crisis
LAST-DITCH talks to reach a settlement in the long-running mackerel dispute between the European Union and the Faroe Islands and Iceland ended in failure yesterday in a major blow for Scotland’s pelagic fleet.
£1bn subsea cable will supply England’s needs
A £1 BILLION contract has been awarded for the construction of the first subsea electricity link between Scotland and England, energy firms have announced.
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Scottish and Southern Energy’s £800m vision for hydro dam in Great Glen
ENERGY giant Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) has revealed ambitious plans to build Scotland’s biggest hydro-electric scheme in the heart of the Great Glen.
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Baby jaguar settling in at Edinburgh Zoo
A baby jaguar is settling into her new home in Edinburgh Zoo.
Green crime fines
Fines of more than £150,000 were imposed on companies and individuals for environmental crimes in the past year.
Climate change sceptics plan to ‘brainwash’ US children climate
DOCUMENTS from an organisation known to promote climate change scepticism have emerged which reveal it has high-profile backers, including Microsoft and the US Chamber of Commerce.
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Donald Trump condemns Scots’ silence over wind farms
DONALD Trump has condemned Scotland’s tourism and heritage agencies for their continued silence on the proliferation of offshore wind developments in Scotland.
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Keith Geddes: John Muir’s legacy must not be left in wilderness
With one or two distractions, 2014 is also the centenary of environmental pioneer John Muir’s death, and we need to mark it, says Keith Geddes
4 commentsRick Eggleston: Wind power is a success story that needs to be told
LAST year was a strong one for the wind sector, with significant industry activity. According to the latest figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), in the third quarter of 2011, 9 per cent of UK electricity demand was met by renewables, up by a percentage point on the same quarter of 2010.
27 commentsCommunity power projects urged to challenge big firms
COMMUNITY-run renewable energy projects should be promoted by ministers to break the grip that the Big Six power firms have over consumers, a leading think-tank director has said.
Now Donald Trump tilts against ‘windmills’ in outburst on YouTube
DONALD Trump has stepped up his tirade against Alex Salmond by posting a YouTube video that berates the First Minister for his role in the proliferation of offshore wind farms.
69 commentsShortlist for waste plant
Edinburgh and Midlothian councils have narrowed down the list of firms bidding to operate a major waste plant on the outskirts of the Capital.
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Sun sets on biomass plant plan as port firm switches focus
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a giant biomass plant could still be revived in the future, the developers behind the scrapped scheme confirmed today.
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Tycoon pledges extra £35m from personal fortune for Gardens
OIL tycoon Sir Ian Wood has staked another £35 million from his personal fortune in a bid to secure public backing for his dream of transforming Aberdeen’s Union Terrace Gardens into a vibrant new heart for the city.
10 commentsExperts find key to plant sunscreen
EXPERTS at a Scottish university have spent two years carrying out a study investigating why plants do not get sunburn.
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Donald Trump brands Alex Salmond ‘insane’ over windfarms
DONALD Trump is to fund an international crusade against “monstrous” windfarm developments around Scotland’s coast, after launching an astonishing broadside over First Minister Alex Salmond’s plans to streamline the offshore planning process.
360 commentsNew plant disease found in juniper
A NEW plant disease, which was only identified in the UK last year, has been found in rare juniper bushes.
Boost for green technologies in Scotland
GLASGOW has been chosen for a new £50m centre which aims to accelerate the commercialisation of green technologies.
2 commentsCall to protect sea mammals
A CAMPAIGN has been launched calling for greater protection for whales and dolphins in Scottish seas.
Blueprint for offshore renewables
A NEW blueprint has been drawn up to ensure offshore renewable projects are developed efficiently and in the right places in Scotland.
1 commentRecycling saves councils £20m
Councils save more than £20 million a year because of household recycling, new figures reveal.
2 comments‘UK seamen losing out to foreigners’
NORTH Sea trade unions yesterday launched a concerted campaign against the increasing use of low-cost foreign seafarers being employed in “flags of convenience” vessels supporting the oil and gas industry.
4 commentsUK producing more emissions
THE UK’s level of greenhouse gas emissions rose in 2010, the first increase since 2003, figures have confirmed.
5 commentsFreshwater fish outnumber salty cousins
CONTRARY to popular belief, there’s not a lot of fish in the sea, say researchers.
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Cold weather leads to increase in greenhouse gasses
GREENHOUSE gas emissions in the UK went up in 2010 – the first increase since 2003.
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Subsidy cuts could pull the plug on community green energy schemes
COMMUNITY scale green energy projects could be put out of business by Scottish Government plans to slash subsidy support for onshore wind and hydro schemes, the SNP has been warned.
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Green space the size of tennis court for every Scot
THERE is an area the size of a tennis court of green space for every person in urban Scotland, a new report has revealed.
4 commentsRare penguins survive oil disaster
Endangered birds may have escaped the worst effects of an oil spill in the South Atlantic a year ago, a survey has shown.
1 commentGovernment under fire over green tax
MPs today criticised the government for failing to clarify what counts as an “environmental tax” and set out a strategy for green taxation.
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100 Tories call for wind-farm subsidy cuts
THE Scottish Government has launched a robust defence of its flagship green energy policy after concerns were raised by more than 100 Tory politicians about the cost of subsidies paid for onshore wind farms.
91 commentsOffshore turbines ‘will pose a threat to nuclear subs fleet’
DEFENCE chiefs have warned that Britain’s nuclear submarine fleet could be under threat from plans to erect hundreds of wind farms off the west coast of Scotland.
11 comments- Alan Pattullo: Dignity, not sanctimony, is required at Parkhead
- 300 jobs at risk as Ryanair axes five Edinburgh routes
- Suzanne Pilley trial: I kissed her goodbye then never saw her again, says would-be lover
- Rangers administration: Craig Whyte’s promise to step aside and hand Rangers over to fans ‘ludicrous’
- David Cameron is playing into the SNP’s hands, says Michael Forsyth
- Scottish independence: Spectre of border controls raised by top Tory
- David Cameron is playing into the SNP’s hands, says Michael Forsyth
- Scottish independence: Alex Salmond hits back at Tory ‘Bourbons’ in battle over devo-max
- Scottish independence: Anti-Scottish jibes boost separation, Michael Gove warns Right
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Weather for Edinburgh
Thursday 23 February 2012
Today
Light rain
Temperature: 7 C to 14 C
Wind Speed: 26 mph
Wind direction: South west
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Wind Speed: 29 mph
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