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Sunday, 6th July 2008

Alternative energy sources

Wind farms 'repay lost C02 in 3 years' IT TAKES just three years for a wind farm to pay back the carbon dioxide released from peat land damaged during construction, according to a new report.

Landowners feel power of the green pound as renewables firms seek sites for turbines POWER companies are targeting landowners with the promise of tens of thousands of pounds – and the chance to make millions more – in return for the right to build wind turbines on their land.

Court's £½m solar power system sees light of day SCOTLAND'S biggest solar panel system has been completed, promising to slash hundreds of thousand of pounds from the cost of running Europe's busiest court.

Brown shrugs off quit claims and flies to oil talks GORDON Brown flew to Saudi Arabia last night in a bid to urge oil-rich nations to invest some of their trillions of dollars in profits into nuclear and renewable projects in the UK.

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Druids fear shadow will be cast over view of 'birth of the Moon'

Renewables revolution as first tidal-power turbine comes on stream for National Grid

Will offshore turbines circle Scotland?

Campaign fails to stop wind-farm proposal

Wind farm 'would destroy landmark view'

Planners urge approval for 14 turbines

Biofuel not the answer, says Banks

Blowing hot and cold over wind power

Atlantic waves will power island homes

Brown sounds retreat on biofuels

Lewis wind farm vetoed – but green target 'will still be met'

Scottish government halts Lewis wind farm plans

Wind farms or peat bogs: Scotland's green dilemma

Wind-farm benefits study launched

Islands debate future of renewable energy

Has oil had its day?

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