Latest news stories from Hyperlocal sites tagged with 'Forth Energy' :: Page 1
October 24 2011, 11.17PM Greener Leith
Leith Biomass plan could go up in smoke if subsidy cuts approved
A multi-million pound hole may have appeared in the Forth Energy buisiness plan for their proposed Leith power plant. Last week, the Scottish...
October 4 2011, 9.55PM Greener Leith
EU scuppers big biomass subsidy whilst Forth Energy ramp up PR
Forth Energy, the developer behind a huge proposed power plant on Leith docks, have embarked on a new round of promotion for the four power station...
September 22 2011, 9.59PM Greener Leith
Malcolm Chisholm calls on Holyrood to toughen big biomass policies
Malcolm Chisholm with No Leith Biomass campaigners at the Foot of the Walk Today in the Scottish Parliament there was a debate on the "Low Carbon E...
September 4 2011, 8.12PM Greener Leith
Forth Energy kick Leith Biomass plant into the long grass
An artists impression of the biomass plant, made using Google Earth. This view looks down Constitution Street from a tall building.If you take a lo...
August 3 2011, 9.57PM Greener Leith
Leith Biomass: More carbon emissions than coal for 270 years?
The developers proposing to build a giant biomass fueled power station on Leith docks will probably not enjoy this graph. It is taken from a ...
April 25 2011, 9.33PM Greener Leith
Leith biomass update: Easter greenwash special.
You could be forgiven for thinking that, with the main period of public consultation over, the objections in (even if you still can't actually read...
March 30 2011, 5.38PM Greener Leith
Leith biomass plans draw international condemnation
A coalition of five major environmental groups from the United States have written an open letter to the Scottish Government opposing plans by Fort...
March 28 2011, 10.50PM Greener Leith
Waterfront Framework Consultation Response
Greener Leith just managed to complete our consultation response to the City of Edinburgh Council Draft Area Development Framework Consultation. Yo...
March 16 2011, 9.22PM Greener Leith
Poll: Where are the answers to the Leith Biomass questions?
People who went to the big Leith Biomass public meeting will recall that Forth Energy pledged to answer all the questions submitted in advance of t...
March 3 2011, 10.03PM Greener Leith
Objection, Objection, Objection
Greener Leith has finally just sent a 14,000 word objection to the proposed power plant on Leith docks. Supported by more than 64 external referenc...
February 24 2011, 8.33PM Greener Leith
Leith Biomass protest at Holyrood
Photo credit: @Yonmei via TwitpicLeithers took the Leith Biomass protest to Holyrood today. The aim of the protest was to encourage more MSP...
February 18 2011, 10.56AM Greener Leith
This weeks Leith biomass roundup
Half way through the window for public consultation on the Forth Energy biomass plant, there are so many things to report that this post has become...
February 9 2011, 9.34PM Greener Leith
The Big Leith Biomass Meeting - The Tweets
Only a few minutes ago, a 'packed' public meeting on the Forth Energy proposals for the Leith Biomass plant came to an end. Not everyone who wanted...
February 4 2011, 9.36PM Greener Leith
Your views of the Leith Biomass plant
Earlier this week we posted a Google Earth file that people can use to find out how the proposed Forth Energy Biomass plant will look from their ho...
February 1 2011, 8.51PM Greener Leith
What will the Leith Biomass Plant look like from your house?
In an incredible feat of citizen ingenuity, a local resident has put together a pretty realistic mock-up of the proposed Forth Energy power plant t...
February 1 2011, 10.15AM Greener Leith
10 Facts Forth Energy won't tell you about their giant power plant plan
A detailed planning application has finally been submitted by Forth Energy for a giant power plant on Leith Docks. As this image from the pl...
December 23 2010, 10.07AM Greener Leith
Subsidies for big biomass to be reviewed by Scottish Government
A small victory for the campaign against the Leith Biomass plant has been won today, as the Scottish Government announced a detailed review into th...
December 18 2010, 8.49PM Greener Leith
New research: Forth Energy biomass plans not needed
There are many reasons to oppose the giant power plant proposed by Forth Energy for Leith Docks, and we've rehearsed many of them on this blog of t...
December 10 2010, 10.55AM Greener Leith
"Scotlands National Wheel" to be built next to giant power station.
In London, the "London Eye" (pictured above) has been a popular attraction for visitors for more than 10 years. Now, it would seem L...
November 26 2010, 11.59AM Greener Leith
New policy suggests Forth Energy biomass plants are not needed
Less than 10 days ago, the Scottish Government quietly released a new policy document on thermal energy generation. The paper - Draft Electricity G...
November 19 2010, 3.07PM Greener Leith
Big Biomass concerns raised at Holyrood
Only a few weeks after Sheila Gilmore MP raised concerns about the Forth Energy 'greenwash' in Westminster, Edinburgh list MSP, Shirley-Anne Somerv...
November 12 2010, 3.40PM Greener Leith
Leithers speak on Forth Energy biomass plans
Once you've been targetted once by direct action campaigners for your plans, you probably get paranoid. Judging by the police van and all the polic...
November 10 2010, 11.59AM Greener Leith
Leith Against Biomass Campaign plans Friday Flashmob
The Leith Against the Biomass Campaign are encouraging Leithers to visit the Forth Energy 'information' exhibition on Friday at 12.30pm at the Sout...
November 5 2010, 3.33PM Greener Leith
Leithers launch petition to stop Forth Energy biomass plans
Today, local residents who are concerned about the Forth Energy proposals for a giant biomass plant on Leith Docks have launched a dedicated websit...
October 6 2010, 10.38AM Greener Leith
National call to halt big biomass
Today, an alliance of local residents groups, national environmental NGO's and politicians from across the political spectrum have called on the Sc...
September 11 2010, 4.37PM Greener Leith
New Questions about the Forth Energy Biomass Plans
Today, Alastair Tibbitt, from Greener Leith was amongst the speakers at the Edinburgh Communuty Energy Conference. We were set to be part of a deba...
September 3 2010, 8.18AM Greener Leith
Dundee campaign group calls for national support
Dundee campaign group RATTS, who are opposed to the construction of a Biomass plant in Dundee similar to the one Forth Energy propose to build in L...
August 31 2010, 12.00PM Greener Leith
Conference: Community Energy in Edinburgh
The Edinburgh Community Energy Cooperative are organising a conference on the morning of Saturday the 11th of September. The idea behind the confer...
August 27 2010, 9.19AM Greener Leith
New dreams for an old waterfront
On Thursday the 26th of August, Greener Leith was lucky enough to be invited to a Charrette (that's a workshop in Architect speak) organised by the...
August 23 2010, 3.43PM Greener Leith
Climate camp targets Forth Energy
You may not agree with their methods, but there might well be some truth behind their message. Today, a small group of climate camp activists 'occu...
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