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From Shetland to Åland: what happens when locals have the power to decide over wind farms?
Shetland is the windiest region in the UK if not in Europe, and the wind ...
By Erin Rizzato Devlin and Hans J Marter
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Grid constraints, new proposals, and rising opposition: mapping the North Central Highland’s energy future
A surge of wind farm proposals In June 2025, Kyle Chronicle mapped all wind farm ...
By Silvia Muras, Kyle Chronicle
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The Power Shift: democratising energy, seizing power
As the chokehold of over-extended supply chains for shipping massive amounts of fossil fuels is ...
By Mike Small
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Telling better stories
What happens when no one is watching? When local stories go untold, communities lose more ...
By Rhiannon J Davies
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New environmental journalism network and magazine launched to tell better stories of Scotland’s energy boom
“We’re here because we want to tell better, richer stories about our communities; not ignoring ...
By Eve Livingston
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The Power Shift LIVE: launch of new magazine and environmental journalism network
The Power Shift Live is a one day event happening in Glasgow on 10 April, ...
By Mike Small
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Community media sector highlights need for greater support at Holyrood event
Community media organisations from across Scotland have highlighted the need for stronger support for independent ...
By Rhiannon J Davies, The Scottish Beacon
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Opinion: Energy acceleration in rural Scotland
Last week, representatives of community councils from across Scotland travelled to Holyrood for a roundtable ...
By Kat Jones, Director of Action to Protect Rural Scotland
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No Time to Lose – on Scotland’s Just Transition
‘The stakes are extremely high’ Anne Thomas, 63, lives on the Black Isle and has ...
By Clare Harris
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Reclaiming the narrative: building community wealth with community media
By Lucas Batt, in partnership with The Scottish Community Alliance The door to the shop ...
By Lucas Batt
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Invest in, don’t reinvent, Scotland’s community wealth building movement
At the end of last year the Scottish Parliament took a historic step by agreeing ...
By Jill Keegan, Partnerships Manager, Scottish Community Alliance
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The art of ownership: how North Edinburgh Arts is building community wealth
Edinburgh is known as a global capital of culture. But three miles north of the ...
By Charlie Ellis Edited by Lucas Batt, Greater Community Media
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