Impacts greater than 'for any other offshore wind farm application'. In 2023, NatureScot said Berwick Bank offshore wind site, could be classified as an SPA. So, why asks @rspbscotland.bsky.social was it consented? And were there better options? www.heraldscotland.com/news/2616638...

Bathing waters season just started in Scotland. But is it safe to go in the water? 🏊‍♀️ Here's how to find out, what SEPA says, and my own reflections on looking at the water quality data over the years and swimming a lot. Happy dipping and stay safe. www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2616...

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Is 'Vegan but would be happy to eat wild meat' the new Scottish venison market? I've done a couple of articles in the last week looking into venison and wild deer management, this is just one... https//www.heralds...

Environment Correspondent Vicky Allan hired an electric car for a family mini-break in the Highlands. Would it be cheaper? Relaxing? Hassle-free? Read 'What I learned when we hired an EV for a Highlands mini-break': www.heraldscotland.com/life... @vickyallan.bsky.social

Blackdog is just the latest. So many data centres seem positioned to use offshore wind. Is this really what the big clean energy roll out is for? www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2604...

Collapse of the AMOC was one of the most chilling tipping points in a recent talk by Tim Lenton at Edinburgh Science. He pecifically addressed impact on Scotland (-30C winter)❄️ New research suggests Atlantic current more likely to collapse than thought 😱 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Pump prices for diesel at nearly £2 per litre? Just one of the reasons now could be the right time to get an electric car. Check others out here in my @heraldscotland.bsky.social newsletter⚡️🚗https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/26000655.pump-prices-nearly-2-per-litre-time-get-electric-car/?ref=li

Was great to get along to the launch of the Our Power campaign and hear big idea-sharing around public ownership. Shout out to some of the orgs involved @foescot.bsky.social @futureeconscot.bsky.social @sccscot.bsky.social @platform1983.bsky.social @scottishtuc.bsky.social @cescotland.bsky.social

'Renewables are the future of Scotland’s energy but we’re at risk of repeating the mistakes of the past. We let the profits from oil and gas disappear into the pockets of corporations. We need to see more ambition from government so it doesn't happen again.' www.heraldscotland.com/news/2599203...

🤣 but also 😠 Loving this approach by APRS to raising the serious issue of what we put up into space

Berwick Bank looks set to kill thousands of birds. But climate change, which is why we are building offshore wind, also threatens them. The difficult question posed by one of the world's largest windfarms www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2594...

Good piece from @vickyallan.bsky.social on important research from @aprscotland.bsky.social showing that jobs claims made for data centres in Scotland are unrealistically high. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2593164...

Now here's another issue over data centres. Jobs. Or lack of them. UK data centre job claims slammed as ‘ludicrously inflated’ amid AI expansion - following analysis by @aprscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2593164...

Looking forward to chairing this hustings on April 8th - your chance to ask the big questions of political parties about what you would like to see change in Scotland's food system

☝️ above 🚲🚲 Favourite #BikeRides - super new #Spokes booklet @alastairdalton.bsky.social @lauralaker.bsky.social @carltonreid.com @smcarthurreports.bsky.social @vickyallan.bsky.social @thecockburn.bsky.social @harryjwilliams.bsky.social @reizkultur.bsky.social @jarlathflynn.bsky.social

The US-Israel war on Iran is already impacting petrol forecourt prices and heating oil... but if protracted more will be to come. www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2592...

It's the UK's biggest export, but, with parliamentary scrutiny about to turn on it again, how is the salmon farming industry going on other measures? Find links to the full @heraldscotland.bsky.social series, The Future of Scotland's salmon industry here 1/7 www.heraldscotland.com/news/2585247...

For day three of the @heraldscotland.bsky.social New Highland Clearances Revisited series, I'm looking at where climate and net zero meets community and social issues... For instance, could this idea solve the housing crisis 🏠 and save nature 🌿? www.heraldscotland.com/news/2583712...

Following in the footsteps of @heraldscotland.bsky.social's Caroline Wilson whose New Highland Clearances Revisited series has been a cracker this week. Here's my first contribution: Will the north of Scotland's energy job boom ever happen? www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2584...

How much renewables is too much? || Environment Correspondent @vickyallan.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opin...

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2577311... @vickyallan.bsky.social

Thanks to Spokes for sharing thoughts on the tram consultation. If you're blocked by the paywall you might like to grab our great subscription deal, which ends on Monday www.heraldscotland.com/subscribe/?u...

Yesterday, @vickyallan.bsky.social wrote about the campaign to Clean Up Scotland's Sewage in @heraldscotland.bsky.social. Get up to speed on how sewage pollution has become an issue, why communities are struggling with it & what must be done: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2563820...

#EdinburghTram @vickyallan.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social interviews us -> www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2564... @edi.bike @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social @chasbooth.bsky.social @davidfkey.bsky.social @sannedd.bsky.social @edinburghtrams.bsky.social @edinpl.bsky.social @edfoc.bsky.social

Efforts to save and expand the Caledonian pinewoods are failing in most places - and a new report, in @heraldscotland.bsky.social lists why and calls for change www.heraldscotland.com/news/2565758...

Final day of City of Edinburgh tram consultation. Wondering what the Roseburn Path route will mean for bikes? Here's what cyclists are saying... 🚴

☝️ TRAM "fantastically comprehensive" Spokes response says @edi.bike @spurtle.bsky.social @turvill.bsky.social @alastairdalton.bsky.social @threadinburgh.scot @lauralaker.bsky.social @smcarthurreports.bsky.social @holyroodmag.bsky.social @severincarrell.bsky.social @vickyallan.bsky.social

Deadline for the City of Edinburgh consultation on the new tram build is midnight today. If you want a quick catch up on all the issues (plus a few long reads) - here's the @heraldscotland.bsky.social full series The Future of Edinburgh Trams from last week. www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/...

Should the war on cars extend to SUV EVs? As part of an @heraldscotland.bsky.social Scotland's Energy Future series I've looked at the impact of carspreading, and ever larger SUVs on net zero and a just transition. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2556826...

Jobs, bills, heat pumps, fuel poverty. Scotland's stalling heat transition risks leaving people out in the cold, and industry uncertain. Where we are at - and the big ideas. 🔥 Part of an @heraldscotland.bsky.social series, Scotland's Energy Future www.heraldscotland.com/news/2556624...

Do the jobs figures add up? What are the opportunities and the questions? What’s the plan for workers rights? www.heraldscotland.com/opin... @vickyallan.bsky.social

Good piece by @vickyallan.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2545...

The John Muir Trust AGM today takes place against a backdrop of tensions and calls for resignation of both Chair and CEO www.heraldscotland.com/news/2544305...

Could Galloway Dark Sky park lose its status because of windfarms lights? How do we fight climate change and make sure we hold onto other disappearing aspects of the natural world? Fascinating chat with concerned Dark Sky Ranger, Matthew MvFadzean

Cumulative forestry projects 'swamping' Langholm, say locals. The town is surrounded by land management changes. But the one upsetting some locals most is a conifer proposal for Warblaw. 🌲 My latest piece for @heraldscotland.bsky.social D&G series www.heraldscotland.com/news/2541415...

Dumfries & Galloway has the second highest percentage of old people. But many young people choose to stay in the region - and love it www.heraldscotland.com/news... @vickyallan.bsky.social

I really enjoyed this from my colleague @vickyallan.bsky.social in @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2519...

heraldscotland.com/news/25205710.fewer-bus-stops-make-edinburgh-buses-faster/ (7/10) @vickyallan.bsky.social

heraldscotland.com/news/25206419.can-city-failed-just-eat-bikes-now-go-dockless/?ref=ial (10/10) @vickyallan.bsky.social

Catch up with the first three days of the series 👇 heraldscotland.com/news/subscri... @vickyallan.bsky.social @turvill.bsky.social @martin1williams.bsky.social @brianjaffa.bsky.social

It's been such a joy -not to mention fascinating - to be on the team for the Herald's new series about my home city, Edinburgh. Starting next Tuesday. Pick up a paper 🗞️ or subscribe for great investigative reporting about tourism, festivals, transport, education and more ...

Scottish Forestry is facing a potential third legal challenge in a year! And yet again it's over a commercial conifer plantation, chiefly Sitka. My piece for @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2512226...

ICYMI My piece on Murray Hall, and my collaboration with trans writer Milo Clenshaw was published in @heraldscotland.bsky.social the week before the Supreme Court decision. Its illustration of how trans people have always been with us feels more pertinent now www.heraldscotland.com/news/2508019...

Great column here by Neil Mackay on free speech. But challenging to live. Who of us doesn't like, and protect, one free speech more than another?

I felt lucky to interview Johan Rockström, the @pik-potsdam.bsky.social scientist behind the planetary framework ahead of his getting the Edinburgh medal. But what he says is both chilling and challenging. It's a wake up. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2509...

Publication day! 🥳 I wrote this historical novel with trans writer Milo Clenshaw. It happens to publish at the time of the Supreme Court ruling and some shocking transphobia out there online. Share stories.  Come together. Buy the book here blackandwhitepublishing.com/products/murra…

My pal @jackiekemp.bsky.social wrote about #SupremeCourt decision and my novel Murray Hall. "If the legal battle is now over, then perhaps we can take a break from the culture war too, and think about how we can build acceptance and respect." Wishing for that. open.substack.com/pub/jackie125/…

Breakdown here of what Supreme Court ruling may mean for trans people - by a trans writer

Who can we trust on Net Zero? Not, says expert, Oil and Gas www.heraldscotland.com/news/2509017... @vickyallan.bsky.social for The Herald >>