Ed Miliband has triggered fierce political and rural backlash after approving dozens of renewable energy projects that critics say will swallow productive farmland and scar treasured landscapes. The Energy Secretary has signed off subsidies for 134 solar farms in England and a further 23 across Wales and Scotland, alongside 28 major onshore wind projects, largely … Continue reading Labour accused of sacrificing farmland as Miliband backs vast new solar and wind schemes across UK