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What is happening to Yell?

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Aerial view of a barren landscape with sparse vegetation and scattered blue ponds under a cloudy sky.

What is happening to Yell?

Yell will see some big changes over coming years with two large onshore wind farms plus associated infrastructure set to be constructed on the island which is also part of the Scottish Government’s carbon neutral islands project. In this long and thorough ViewPoint contribution, local resident Adrian Brockless explores some of the contradictions of the processes involved and wonders if, perhaps, we are all on the brink of making some catastrophic mistakes in the name of climate progress.
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People are standing in front of an Equinor building, holding signs and banners with messages including "STOP BAY DU NORD" and "#EQUINOROUT" in a protest.

‘A really bad deal for Shetland’

Local climate campaigner Andrea Sanchez finds ‘no adults in the room’ at Equinor when she attended the Norwegian oil company’s AGM earlier in May. Here she argues that developing the Rosebank oil field has little to do with ‘transitioning to clean energy’.
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Sullom Voe Terminal. Photo: BP

‘History is repeating itself’

On the day Alex Armitage announces his intention to stand in the upcoming general election, the Green councillor reflects on the 50th anniversary of the Zetland County Council Act and what the future may hold
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