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Richard Dixon

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The SNP conference – what REALLY happened on fracking ?
October 16, 2015

The SNP conference – what REALLY happened on fracking ?

Oh dear.  When the fracking voting at the SNP conference was over I knew the media would have trouble explaining it.  But their early online stories have outdone themselves this time, producing headlines which are the opposite of what actually …

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The Budget and the Environment
July 9, 2015

The Budget and the Environment

On the face of it George Osborne’s Budget doesn’t say much about the environment. But if you dig into the details there is plenty to show that David Cameron’s claim that the last government would be the ‘greenest ever’ has …

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North Sea – transition from oil jobs to clean energy jobs essential
June 21, 2015

North Sea – transition from oil jobs to clean energy jobs essential

Last week the Pope produced his much-trailed encyclical on the environment. The core of this policy pronouncement was a strong message on the moral case to act on climate change. A life-long champion of the poor, Pope Francis also criticised the …

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The end of the age of coal
March 24, 2015

The end of the age of coal

With the announcement of the closure of Longannet power station we are probably already in the final year of coal power in Scotland, with the plant expected to stop generating in March next year. We should celebrate the end of …

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INEOS – the figures they want you to believe and the numbers they don’t want you to know
March 18, 2015

INEOS – the figures they want you to believe and the numbers they don’t want you to know

Today’s papers make much of INEOS’s claim that fracking could bring £2.5bn of benefit to communities in Scotland. This is despite (a) INEOS having already said this last year (here) and (b) this number being as dodgy as a three-week-old …

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Crunch time for the SNP on fracking
January 11, 2015

Crunch time for the SNP on fracking

The Scottish Government has been markedly less enthusiastic about the development of unconventional gas and fracking than its UK counterpart. However, circumstances are conspiring to ensure that in the next few months, the SNP will have to finally come off …

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Inquiry day 12 – Orson Welles, public data and buffer zones
April 2, 2014

Inquiry day 12 – Orson Welles, public data and buffer zones

Today we spent a long time picking over Dart’s Waste Management Plan, including a lunch-time huddle on whether the development was an extractive waste area, an extractive waste facility or a Category A extractive waste facility. We also debated whether …

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Inquiry day 10 – regulating acronyms
March 31, 2014

Inquiry day 10 – regulating acronyms

We had a day of PEDL, CAR, PPC, MEW and other TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms).*  This was the first day of hearing sessions – parties sitting around the table having a discussion rather than individual witnesses being grilled for hours.  …

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Inquiry day 9 – defunct companies, carbon budgets and planning for the climate
March 28, 2014

Inquiry day 9 – defunct companies, carbon budgets and planning for the climate

Douglas Bain, in charge of the UK for Dart spoke this morning – after 8 days this was the first time anyone got to question someone actually from Dart Energy rather than their consultants.  Mr Bain made much of the …

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Inquiry day 8 – Planning, energy policy and wishful thinking
March 27, 2014

Inquiry day 8 – Planning, energy policy and wishful thinking

Dart’s planning expert spent all day at the witness table today, several hours of it under the politely merciless scrutiny of our lawyer. Dart tried to go through all the historical sites for which they still had current planning permissions.  …

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Inquiry day 7 – climate, health and planes
March 26, 2014

Inquiry day 7 – climate, health and planes

The other side tried to play games today, with our questioning under time pressure because we were told their air quality and climate witness had to leave by 10.  After follow up questions by the reporters and Dart’s QC he …

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Inquiry day 6 – Cultural heritage and climate change
March 25, 2014

Inquiry day 6 – Cultural heritage and climate change

Today Concerned Communities of Falkirk got the opportunity to put Cultural Heritage, from participation to community values, in front of the Inquiry.  Input ranged from a very personal account of concern over the threat to a local resident’s dream home …

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