Orkney, Shetland and why Scotland does not understand the islands
There is a little spiel that a lot of Orkney’s councillors and officials have learned by rote.
Source: heraldscotland.com
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The true cost of cruise
The article on the Lib Dem call for a tourist levy to be charged on cruise ship passengers was interesting. This issue is persistently raised by one of the Green councillors in Orkney, Kristopher Leask, despite being reminded that Orkney Harbour Authority already charge £3.50...
Source: shetnews.co.uk
WindAction | 'Local' wind farms owned by firms based abroad
Some of Scotland’s biggest ‘local’ wind farms are owned as far afield as the Cayman Islands and Canada, The Ferret can reveal, prompting claims the Scottish Government is “misleading” the public over its community energy targets. The Scottish Government has a target to bring much more “community or locally owned” renewable energy online by 2030. But its definition of local energy includes projects owned by farms, estates, and businesses, and the majority of projects installed so far are privately owned whic...
Source: windaction.org
Wind farm Scotland: Scottish Government accused of 'misleading' public
Some of Scotland’s biggest ‘local’ wind farms are owned as far afield as the Cayman Islands and Canada, The Ferret can reveal, prompting…
Source: heraldscotland.com
Orkney and the unusual question of Orcadian independence
There is a little spiel that a lot of Orkney’s councillors and officials have learned by rote.
Source: heraldscotland.com