Environmental, Waste and Renewables Update

Here is a summary of today's Environmental, Waste and Renewables news:

Scottish Construction Now: Hydrogen ‘not cost effective’ for home heating, First Minister warned

A coalition of housing, environmental, fuel poverty, consumer and industry organisations has warned First Minister John Swinney against the use of hydrogen for domestic heating which it claims is “neither cost-effective nor efficient”.

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BBC: Wind farm heads to inquiry after council objects

A bid to construct one of the biggest wind farms ever built in the Borders will go to a public inquiry after councillors decided to oppose the plans.  Council officials had recommended that the local authority did not object to Muirhall Energy's 52-turbine scheme near Hawick.

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Scotsman: SNP warned over 'hundreds of kilometres of monster pylons' across Scottish countryside

SNP ministers have been accused of ignoring public concerns over “monster pylons” as the Scottish Government doubled down on its opposition to nuclear power.

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STV: Jobs at risk as operations halted at fish farm off coast of Skye

Jobs are at risk with operations halted at a fish farm off the coast of the Isle of Skye.  Organic Sea Harvest – which says it is the only new salmon farming business to have been created in Scotland for “many years” – confirmed redundancies are likely at its sites.

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