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The Sea Could Provide Much of Scotland’s Power

written by Walter Wang

What is one of the greenest ways to generate lots of electricity? What if we could harness the immense energy in ocean currents? Tidal power has been developing rapidly as a viable means of generating electricity. Scotland is nearly surrounded by ocean and strong currents are common.

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July 10, 2013 1 comment
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British Consumer Watchdog Shuts Down Trump’s Category-Defying Anti-Wind Ad

written by Walter Wang

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) recently shut down an anti-wind power ad run by the Trump Organization and Communities Against Turbines Scotland on the grounds that the picture and text of the ad were misleading (see the Treehugger piece here).

The ad (reproduced below) said “Welcome to

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October 26, 2012 0 comment
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New Scottish Recycling Programs Will Target Carbon Impact over Bulk

written by Yale Environment 360

Scotland is introducing a new recycling program targeting materials that cause the most environmental damage — including food waste, plastics, and textiles — rather than simply focusing on weight.

Beginning in 2013, local communities and households will be asked to increase recycling of waste materials that have “high

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March 25, 2011 0 comment
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Waste to Energy to be Powered by Thermal Energy

written by EnergyRefuge.com

As part of Scotland’s drive to get its energy from 100% renewable sources, authorities have granted planning permission to a new facility.

Owned and operated by Covanta Energy, the Airdrie North Facility will be constructed in Drumshangie, North Lanarkshire and will be the first of its kind in the region,

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October 7, 2010 1 comment
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New Whiskey Biofuel Is Developed by Scottish Scientists

written by Yale Environment 360

Scottish researchers have developed what they call a “super” biofuel using by-products of whiskey production. Employing a method similar to a 100-year-old process that produces butanol and acetone through the fermentation of sugar, scientists at Edinburgh Napier University developed a process to convert the waste from the

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August 19, 2010 0 comment
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Scotland Approves Energy Projects to ‘Rule the Waves’

written by Yale Environment 360

Scotland has approved ten marine energy projects that leaders predict could provide electricity for one-third of the nation’s homes by 2020 and make Scotland the world leader in wave energy.

The government awarded leases to companies to construct six wave energy projects and four tidal project off the Scottish coast in what experts say would be the first developments of their kind on a large commercial scale.

Construction would cost £4 billion ($6.1 billion) and require another £1 billion ($1.53 billion) in government funding to upgrade the national electric grid. But First Minister Alex Salmond said tapping into the resources of Pentland Firth, a strait north of Scotland that is known for its strong tides, can make the country the “powerhouse of Europe.”

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March 17, 2010 2 comments
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