Heated debate: why Churchill’s birthplace lies at the hea... Row over plans to build 2 million panels on land around historic Blenheim Palace has become symbolic of a national struggle

An excellent article highlighting not only the shady finances behind the #BotleyWest solar farm, but also the outright hypocrisy of Blenheim estate's attitude to solar panels.

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#FollowTheMoney

Tomorrow is your final chance to put your signature forward to make the proposed #BotleyWest Solar Farm fair 👉 tinyurl.com/5n7mermf

🗣️ We’re asking for 2% of the project’s revenue to be invested directly in local communities.

Relevant Representations | Botley West Solar Farm

Representations (1,115) submitted in response to the proposal for the #BotleyWest Solar Farm, a national infrastructure project.
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Energy: Will the sun shine on Botley West Solar Farm? With a government determined to “sprint towards clean, homegrown energy”, it’s a good time to be an investor in solar farms. Ed Miliband, the Secretary of State for Energy, has made no secret of his ...

An excellent run through of the debate around the proposal for the #BotleyWest #SolarFarm in Oxfordshire by the @oxfordclarion.bsky.social. Clear, factual and detailed, including some surprising details in there.

#Renewables #LocalJournalism #LongFormJournalism

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Botley West Solar Farm plans “not act of vandalism”, says developer The developer has denied plans for the Botley West Solar Farm in Oxfordshire are an “act of vandalism”, as plans move to the next stage.

More than 75% of the #BotleyWest site falls within the #GreenBelt, making it the biggest ever single loss of Green Belt land within Oxfordshire...
At a time when food security is so crucial these proposals seem misguided and unwise.
www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/2498362...