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Sir David King: quantitative easing should be aimed at green economy
The UK's former chief scientific adviser argued for the greening of the UK's infrastructure, and a more efficient use of resourcesThe billions of pounds the Bank of England is pouring into banks in a...
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How boat engineering is keeping hydrogen power hopes buoyant
A convention in Birmingham is showing how the future of low-carbon hydrogen power may lie on the waves, not the roadsThe Ross Barlow looks like a traditional canal barge, built 100 years ago to be...
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Government must give up 'dash for gas', say environmental advisers
Committee on Climate Change demands further shift to lower-carbon alternatives to reach emissions targetsThe government must give up its "dash for gas" in order to save money for hard-pressed...
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Fracking: where's the debate about its climate change risks? | Leo Hickman
Fracking looks set to be given the green light in the UK, but there is a worrying lack of discussion about its climate implicationsRarely a day goes by, it seems, when "fracking" isn't in the news....
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Saturday interview: Lucy Lawless – Xena the Ecowarrior
Lucy Lawless made her name playing Xena: Warrior Princess. Now she is facing jail after a protest on board an Arctic oil drilling ship. So what turned her into an ecowarrior?Lucy Lawless, cult actor,...
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US Navy's 'great green fleet' sets sail for Pacific
Political storm rumbles on as first carrier strike group to be powered largely by biofuels heads for testing manoeuvresA US Navy oiler slipped away from a fuel depot on the Puget Sound in Washington...
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Nuclear more popular than gas but wind blows both away | Damian Carrington
With crunch decisions imminent on the UK's energy and climate change future, a new poll suggests government policy is out of step with public opinionDecision time is fast approaching for the UK's big...
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Ban food waste from landfill for renewable energy, urges thinktank
Councils should be given support for collections to provide a supply of organic waste for anaerobic digestion, study saysThe government should ban all food leftovers from landfill by the end of the...
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Wiltshire council votes for tough new planning restrictions for windfarms
Tory-controlled council follows Lincolnshire in proposing tougher planning conditions that will effectively stop new developmentsA revolt in the shires against windfarms has begun with Wiltshire...
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Solar power brings electricity to the homes of India's poor
Entrepreneurs and not-for-profit organisations explore affordable ways to bring renewable energy to allIn the middle of the dense woodland near Sullia, a small town in southern India, there is one form...
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China's controversial Three Gorges dam completed
Final turbine of £38bn mega-dam, whose construction displaced at least 1.3 million people, is connected to power gridThe final turbine of China's massive Three Gorges dam has been connected to the...
View ArticleBlackfriars station, the world's largest solar bridge – big picture
The new Blackfriars station, which is being built on a bridge spanning the River Thames, is on its way to becoming the world's largest solar bridge after Solarcentury begun the installation of over...
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Choice between 'green or growth' is a false one, CBI chief says
John Cridland says green economy provided one-third of growth in 2010 and could do more if government untangles policy 'mess'The UK's large and fast-growing green economy delivered a third of the...
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Renewable UK threatens legal action as Tory MPs call for wind policy U-turn
Wind power lobby group Renewable UK says it would consider judicial challenge if Treasury slashes onshore wind subsidiesThe government is under intensifying pressure over its wind energy policy with a...
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Wind farm scrapped over fears for birds
Docking Shoal scheme shelved and £10m wasted on the £1.5bn wind power project that could have powered 400,000 homesA £1.5bn wind farm that could have powered almost 400,000 homes has been rejected by...
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US Navy defends 'great green fleet' from Republican attacks
Navy secretary and Obama administration move to head off spending bill that would effectively shut down biofuels projectThe US Navy has gone into battle to save its "great green fleet" from Republicans...
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George Osborne wrecking green plans to placate MPs – senior Tory
Former minister Tim Yeo hits out over moves to block clean energy measures• The concerns over the electricity market reforms, explained• Why is the Treasury sabotaging clean energy future?The Treasury...
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Why is the Treasury intent on sabotaging our clean energy future? | Damian...
George Osborne appears utterly unwilling to give up burying landmines along the road to a low-carbon energy system. The reason why is a disturbing oneDefending the indefensible is not uncommon in...
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George Osborne letter to Ed Davey on gas and wind power
A letter from the chancellor to the energy and climate secretary, dated 9 July, suggesting a deal to back future gas power in exchange for not steeply cutting wind power subsidies nowThank you for your...
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Solar panel installations halved, figures show
Weekly average is 54% less than last year following a cut to the government's feed-in tariff incentive scheme in AprilSolar panel installations are 54% less than the weekly average for the previous...
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