Edinburgh Community Wind Turbine in Public Funding Vote
One of the crucial ways in which we can reclaim our economy is through ownership of renewable generation facilities, like solar and wind projects. In Portobello and Leith local groups…
Portobello and Leith team up to harness wind power
The recession that followed the banking collapse of 2008 has demonstrated the fragility of the funding that community groups have relied on to deliver services. Two groups - one in…
Edinburgh Council Moves to Shut Communities out of Planning Decisions
Edinburgh Council has had great difficulties coming to terms with the new Planning Act. Their understanding seems to be that developers are good and communities are bad. Repeatedly the Convener…
Unplug & Reconnect
Communities across Scotland are joining together together to Unplug and Reconnect this Sunday (10 October) as part of the Global 350 Movement. 350 is the number that leading scientists say…
Why we need to re-write the Planning Act
Portobello has just emerged from its latest fight. This time it was with developers determined to turn the area into a hub for rubbish collection from Edinburgh and beyond. The…