Balcombe's close encounter with fracking has a silver lining | Joe Nixon
Being the village at the centre of a national debate on energy production has made us think about our own responsibilityLast summer the village of Balcombe inadvertently became the byword for something...
View ArticleApple: climate change is real and it's a real problem
Technology company claims 94% of its corporate facilities are now powered by renewable energy Climate change is real and a real problem for the world, Apple said on Monday, announcing its progress on...
View ArticleSnowdonia hydro-turbine marks major National Trust green energy project
Power from at Hafod y Llan in Snowdonia will be sold via the grid to a green energy firm and the money invested in conservationA hydroelectric turbine in Snowdonia, Wales will begin generating power on...
View ArticleEight major UK renewable energy projects receive government backing
Five offshore windfarms and three biomass projects will provide millions of homes with clean powerEd Davey: Britains renewable energy investment boom is a story rarely toldThe UK government has agreed...
View ArticleBritains renewable energy investment boom is a story rarely told | Ed Davey
The backing for eight renewable energy projects is the start of a longer investment journey to create green growthLow carbon energy investment is the cornerstone of Britains energy future and is...
View ArticleDrax is right to be angry at the shifting criteria for subsidy
Last December two Drax units were declared eligible for contracts, now only one plant made the list of qualifying projectsJust another whinge from a big power company about the government's slippery...
View ArticleCoalitions renewable energy review an unprecedented scam, industry says
Review assumes fossil fuel investors wont need to factor in any risk due to climate policies for decadesThe renewable energy industry has labelled a controversial Abbott government review an...
View ArticleTories would scrap windfarm subsidies
Minister says Conservatives will end projects funded by energy bills and hand planning power to local councilsEco audit: will Tory plans kill onshore wind in the UK?The Conservatives have pledged that...
View ArticleJames Lovelock's book shows genius is no defence against being wrong | George...
The retired scientist's claims about heating costs and DDT don't stack up in his new book, A Rough Ride to the FutureIs there anyone as stimulating, infuriating, fascinating and contradictory as James...
View ArticleWill Tory plans kill onshore wind in the UK?
Energy minister Michael Fallon says the UK has enough onshore wind. Will new plans to pull subsidies and change planning permission mean the end of the industry?Join the debate. Post your views in the...
View ArticleShould wind power in the UK be scaled back? | Head to head
Maria McCaffery and Mark Wallace debate the costs, subsidies and future of windfarms Continue reading...
View ArticleWhy wave power has lagged far behind as an energy source
Researchers have long contended that power from ocean waves could make a major energy contribution. But a host of challenges have stymied efforts, reports Yale Environment 360Its not difficult to...
View ArticleNational Trust chief: 'we must focus on things that make a difference' | Anna...
Dame Helen Ghosh's priority is preservation, not campaigning, but she says fracking has no place on National Trust landDame Helen Ghosh, director-general of the National Trust, is no stranger to media...
View ArticleAbolishing renewable energy target offers short-term gain, long-term pain
Modelling commissioned by Clean Energy Council says average household would pay $50 less a year in 2020 under RETAbolishing the renewable energy target would deliver small reductions in household...
View ArticleUK solar farm subsidies to be cut
Solar arrays on rooftops expected to backed in review 'within weeks', with ground-mounted panels losing outSubsidies paid to solar farms in the UK will come under review by ministers within weeks,...
View ArticleSolar power to the people: green energy could boost African development
Electricity deficit is slowing progress, report says, as Labour party calls for UK and African cities to 'twin' on energy projects UK solar subsidies to be cutSub-Saharan Africa's lack of electricity...
View ArticleBalcombe energy co-op: we aim to take power back from the corporations
Best known for anti-fracking protests, the Sussex village is also home to volunteers on a mission for 100% renewable energyClean energy, generated locally. Surplus energy sold back to the grid....
View ArticleGreen apps and gadgets: Conscious Me
It's a growing interactive website on every subject you can think of, but how eco-conscious and useful has it become so far?One thing the internet has given us thats truly life-changing is...
View ArticleDeep wound solution, microtube eyes and solar fuel | Nanotech research roundup
This month's research roundup includes a new way to glue wounded skin, how to create a shrimp's eye view, and a way to store solar energyAn essential medical procedure repairing deep wounds could be...
View ArticleJoe Hockey tilts at wind turbines
Wind turbines are utterly offensive, treasurer tells broadcaster Alan Jones, flagging a paring back of renewable energy funding Joe Hockey has labeled wind turbines utterly offensive, indicating that...
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