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Daily Record
4 days ago
- Business
- Daily Record
Climate protest in Perth city centre over SSE plans for fossil fuel plant
Campaigners pointed to existing SSE Peterhead power station as amongst Scotland's biggest polluters with the company confirming that it will continue burning gas until 2040. Climate campaigners targeted energy company SSE's Perth AGM last week over plans to build a new fossil fuel power station with protests inside and outside the meeting. Activist shareholders inside the event questioned the company's Board, challenging them over their recent admission that the proposed new gas burning power station at Peterhead would be three times more damaging to the climate than originally claimed. SSE bosses were grilled over the failures of carbon capture technology on which the plant relies, as well as the increasing pollution that will be caused by gas imports as North Sea production declines. A crowd outside the Perth Concert Hall protested the revelation that total emissions created by the fossil fuel project would rise from 6.3 million tonnes to 17.1 million tonnes. SSE was recently forced to redo its climate calculations after earlier assessments failed to include the inevitable pollution from extracting and transporting the gas to be burned at the Peterhead site. Over 30 climate groups and 1600 individuals recently responded to the public consultation on the new pollution figures calling for the project to be rejected. Adrian Johnson, one of the activists asking questions inside the AGM, said: 'I'm a grandad and former deputy headteacher. Climate science couldn't be clearer that we desperately need to end the use of fossil fuels. 'That's why I went to the SSE AGM - to call out the boss, the leadership and board of this energy giant for plotting to shackle my future and that of my grandchildren to murderous fossil fuels for decades to come.' Protesters outside spoke to shareholders attending the AGM urging them to also challenge the company's plans to continue using fossil fuels to generate electricity, which would link energy bills to volatile international gas prices. SSE made £2.4billion in profits last year whilst a third of Scottish households were trapped into fuel poverty. SSE's existing power station in Peterhead is already amongst Scotland's biggest polluters with the company confirming that it will continue burning gas until 2040. The proposals for an additional gas plant will run until 2055, well past Scotland's net zero target date. Friends of the Earth Scotland highlighted the fact that, despite the company's marketing and green image, 57% of SSE's energy generation output comes from non-renewable sources. SSE also announced recently that it would scale back its renewables investment by £3billion. Friends of the Earth Scotland oil and gas activism organiser Freya Aitchison commented: 'People concerned about climate and fuel poverty have been consistently protesting SSE's plans to build a new power station in Peterhead. 'SSE bosses and shareholders are cashing in on the cost-of-living crisis, keeping us locked into volatile gas prices and high energy bills, while accelerating climate breakdown by burning fossil fuels. A spokesperson for SSE said: 'SSE respects the right to peaceful protest and remains committed to constructive engagement with all stakeholders. 'We're constructing the world's largest offshore wind farm and have plans to build a grid to support more electrification and clean power in Scotland. 'Scotland also needs flexible generation during the energy transition, that's why building a more efficient plant at Peterhead and capturing carbon from it is crucial to keeping the lights on.'
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Calls Mount for Umpire's Firing After Giants' Loss to Twins
Fans and pundits who still object to the Automated Ball-Strike System may want to watch a replay of Saturday's San Francisco Giants-Minnesota Twins game. Home plate umpire Adrian Johnson missed 22 of 130 pitches in the Twins' 2-1 victory. According to the popular @UmpireAuditor X/Twitter account, Johnson's 83.1% correct call rate is the worst single-game performance of any umpire this season. Advertisement Umpire Auditor found that Johnson missed 17 calls through six innings, 13 of which went against the Twins. Johnson ejected Twins manager Rocco Baldelli with two outs in the fifth. 'When they fall below 95% they need to be removed back down to the minor or leagues,' one X user wrote. 'Umpires need to compete for positions.' Added another: 'The guy is horrendous. This is a regular occurrence. MLB doesn't care.' According to Umpire Scorecards, Johnson entered play Saturday with a 94.25 correct call rate. That placed him among the top half of the league's 84 umpires, though he'll likely suffer a significant drop in the ratings. Advertisement Baldelli especially took issue with a 2-1 call on Twins shortstop Carlos Correa. Johnson ruled the pitch a strike, subsequently ejecting Baldelli and angering Twins fans on social media. 'Adrian Johnson was an absolute embarrassment to the game tonight,' read one post. 'The naked eye saw it, Rocco saw it and was ejected for it, and … the stats back it up. Pathetic.' Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli and home plate umpire Adrian Johnson argueMatt Blewett-Imagn Images 'It's been a joke of a strike zone all night,' another user wrote, adding that the Major League Baseball Umpires Association 'needs to address how bad this has been.' Although Major League Baseball tested the ABS in spring training, it is unclear if the league will implement it either later this season or during the playoffs. Advertisement For now, one X user proposed a temporary solution to prevent Johnson from turning heads on social media again. '[Keep] him behind third base maybe,' they wrote. Related: Calls Mount for Umpire's Firing After Red Sox's Loss to Royals Related: Baseball Fans Irate After Latest 'Awful' Umpire Performance Saturday Afternoon
Boston Globe
14-02-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
MLB announces umpire hires, with Jen Pawol again working big league spring training
Advertisement Clemons worked his first big league game on Aug. 19, 2020, and will be on Adrian Johnson's crew. Jiménez worked his first major league game on April 18, 2023, and will be part of Doug Eddings' crew. Emil's brother, Edwin, has been a call-up umpire since April 24, 2023. MacKay worked his first game on Aug. 21, 2020, and will be on Alan Porter's crew. Merzel worked his first game on Aug. 29, 2020, and will be on Mark Carlson's crew. Tomlinson worked his first game on Aug. 7, 2020, and will be part of Mark Wegner's crew. MLB has 76 full-time staff umpires, and uses fill-ins on crews for openings created by injuries and vacations. Pawol is among a small group of women who have umpired minor league games, among them Bernice Gera (1972), Christine Wren (1975-77), Pam Postema (1977-89), and Ria Cortesio (1999-2007). Dan Shaughnessy is bullish on the Red Sox Share WATCH: The columnist is positive on Boston's big offseason moves. Why he feels they could compete for the A.L. East
