Solar power requires 700 times the land of nuclear power to produce the same amount of energy, calculates Ben Pile. And it still won't work in the dark. When will we recognise the immense folly of renewable energy?
Chinese 'kill switches' have been found hidden in American solar farms, prompting calls for Ed Miliband to halt the rollout of renewables over security concerns.
Thousands of ecologists face losing their jobs due to Labour's planning reforms. Does this mean the nature-lovers might finally turn against land-hungry and bird-massacring renewables, wonders Ben Pile.
An Australian energy safety regulator has switched off five solar farms due to concerns over bushfire risks caused by uncontrolled vegetation. And with China's domination of the market that's not the only worry.
Solar farms are an ecological disaster. Birds frequently fly into them, mistaking them for water, while electrocution and incineration are common. But you won't hear about this in the mainstream media, says Chris Morrison.
Ed Miliband has been accused of breaking the Ministerial Code after his department approved an application for a solar farm owned by the millionaire Labour donor Dale Vince.
