Say No to Scout Moor 2

Cubico have just submitted the formal planning application for 17 turbines. The application is now being validated by Rochdale. We […]

Many people are concerned about our changing climate. A sizeable proportion believe that there is a climate emergency. Possibly even […]

Good news! Richard Tice has written to renewable energy companies in attempt to halt renewables expansion should Reform UK hold […]

An act of mindless vandalism by two individuals led to the destruction of the sycamore gap tree. It prompted the […]

Introduction We recently received a heartfelt comment via our website from Eddie Roberts who used to live in Rossendale. Here […]

The UK Government has just launched a consultation on proposed updates to technical guidance for the assessment of noise emissions […]

Simon Jenkins at The Guardian has just written about the campaign next door in Yorkshire to save Walshaw Moor from […]

Friends of the Moorland were interviewed by the BBC’s environment correspondent Richard Stead on Friday 4th July 2025 about the […]

In this post I have pulled together key performance data (load factor, ROCs and power generated) for SM1 from the […]

Polite Warning: This post contains a CALL TO ACTION. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill was read a second time at […]

Lancashire County Council are undertaking a statutory consultation Lancashire’s Local Nature Recovery Strategy. At the end of this post is […]

I recently read Richard Lyon’s article “The Iron Law of Energy” which claims that the clean energy transition (aka NetZero) […]