Local Democracy
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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The Power Shift: Lessons from communities already making renewables work for them
Co-published with The Herald On the windswept island of Tiree, a four-hour ferry ride from ...
By Rhiannon J Davies, The Scottish Beacon
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Growing community wealth with food and love in Midlothian
Sharon Hill is one of those people who just makes things happen. It’s no coincidence ...
By Lucas Batt & Rhiannon Davies, Greater Community Media
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The Power Shift: Lessons from communities already making renewables work for them
On the windswept island of Tiree, a four-hour ferry ride from Oban, a solitary community-owned ...
By Rhiannon J Davies
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Speculating on the Wind in the Hebrides
Published in partnership with The Herald As commercial windfarms are being lined up for development ...
By N. Sopata, Fios – The Newspaper for North Lewis
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Carsphairn Seeks Balance Between Renewable Development and Rural Life
Published in partnership with The Herald Tucked between the Rhinns of Kells and Cairnsmore of ...
By Sarah Ade, freelance journalist and editor of Glenkens Gazette
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The Power Shift: Renewables, Communities and the Question of Who Really Benefits from Scotland’s Green Energy Revolution
Published in partnership with The Herald As the world leaders gather in Brazil, to discuss ...
By Mike Small, The Scottish Beacon
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The Great Energy Heist
Orkney has a long history in the use of renewable sources of energy. In 1955 ...
By Fiona Grahame, The Orkney News
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Kinlochbervie wind farm row raises questions over transparency – not turbines
Locals insist they’re not against renewables, but say their voices were silenced over how the ...
By Vox Vallium
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The ‘Hebridean wind rush’: A growth opportunity for global corporations but not community-owned energy?
A Hebridean wind rush is gathering momentum. But as global corporations secure space on the ...
By Netty Sopata, Fios
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MSPs and MPs agree to push for a “much-needed” debate in Holyrood and Westminster about renewable energy in Highlands
Held at Kingsmill Hotel, Inverness on Tuesday 12th August, the convention was attended by delegates ...
By Silvia Muras, Kyle Chronicle
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