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Tue, 2013-08-20 04:17 — mdmcdonald
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Analysis: Putin's efforts to hold Europe hostage over energy supplies. is

Thu, 2022-09-08 15:57 — mike kraft

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has prompted the biggest shake-up of European energy markets this century. This film explains how Europe became so dependent on cheap Russian gas, and explores the hard choices facing the EU as it tries to balance energy security and climate ambitions.

Read more at https://on.ft.com/3D7bv31

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Energy needs and climate change: Europe’s communities forging a low-carbon future

Tue, 2022-09-06 15:03 — mike kraft
Energy citizenship: Europe’s communities forging a low-carbon future From solar panels to biomass burners, boom in green initiatives seen as vital to achieving EU climate targets the Guardian
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Britain to Ban Sale of All Diesel and Petrol Cars and Vans from 2040

Fri, 2017-07-28 14:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Plans follow French commitment to take polluting vehicles off the road owing to effect of poor air quality on people’s health

           

Ministers believe poor air quality poses largest environmental risk to public health in UK. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

theguardian.com - Anushka Asthana and Matthew Taylor - July 25, 2017

Britain is to ban all new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2040 amid fears that rising levels of nitrogen oxide pose a major risk to public health.

The commitment, which follows a similar pledge in France, is part of the government’s much-anticipated clean air plan, which has been at the heart of a protracted high court legal battle. 

The government warned that the move, which will also take in hybrid vehicles, was needed because of the unnecessary and avoidable impact that poor air quality was having on people’s health.

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ALSO SEE RELATED ARTICLE HERE - Electric cars win? Britain to ban new petrol and diesel cars from 2040

 

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The Murky Future of Nuclear Power in the United States

Mon, 2017-02-27 17:24 — Maeryn Obley

A view into Unit 4 at the Alvin W. Vogtle generating station in Georgia. The complex plans to use AP1000 reactors from Westinghouse. Credit via Georgia Power

Image: A view into Unit 4 at the Alvin W. Vogtle generating station in Georgia. The complex plans to use AP1000 reactors from Westinghouse. Credit via Georgia Power

nytimes.com - February 18th 2017 - Diane Cardwell

This was supposed to be America’s nuclear century.

The Three Mile Island meltdown was two generations ago. Since then, engineers had developed innovative designs to avoid the kinds of failures that devastated Fukushima in Japan. 

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Government underpins £12bn investment in renewable energy

Mon, 2014-04-28 01:39 — Maeryn Obley

Walney offshore windfarm named in first wave of green energy projectsImage: Walney offshore windfarm named in first wave of green energy projects

clickgreen.org.uk - April 23rd, 2014

The UK Government has announced the first wave of renewable electricity projects to receive financial guarantees, providing a huge boost to the nation’s green growth and green jobs.

By 2020, the eight projects unveiled today will provide up to £12 billion of private sector investment, supporting 8,500 jobs, and they could add a further 4.5GW of low-carbon electricity to Britain’s energy mix, or around 4% of capacity.

The five offshore wind farms and three biomass power plants have progressed through the Final Investment Decision Enabling for Renewables (FID-ER) process, and have been offered contracts for financial support.

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How a false solution to climate change is damaging the natural world

Mon, 2014-03-24 01:27 — Maeryn Obley

A harvester collects maize in a field at Severn Trent's crop-fed power plant in Stoke Bardolph, near Nottingham. Photograph: David Levenson/Getty Images

Image: A harvester collects maize in a field at Severn Trent's crop-fed power plant in Stoke Bardolph, near Nottingham. Photograph: David Levenson/Getty Images

theguardian.com - March 14th, 2014 - George Monbiot

In principle it's a brilliant solution. Instead of leaving food waste and sewage and animal manure to decay in the open air, releasing methane which contributes to global warming, you can contain it, use micro-organisms to digest it, and capture the gas.

Biogas from anaerobic digestion could solve several problems at once.

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Saturday, October 19, 2013 is Global Frackdown Day - attend an event near you

Wed, 2013-10-09 02:29 — admin

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On Saturday, October 19, 2013, there will be hundreds of events taking place throughout the world to bring to light the dangers of fracking.

See what events are taking place in your area

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David Cameron: UK Must Accept the Potential of Fracking

Tue, 2013-08-20 05:39 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

Anti-fracking protesters in Balcombe, West Sussex, last month. Photograph: Lewis Whyld/PA

Prime minister says the UK needs to share in the energy benefits and need not worry about environmental concerns

theguardian.com - August 12, 2013

David Cameron has insisted the UK should accept fracking, claiming the controversial method of extracting gas will attract "real public support" when the benefits are explained.

The prime minister said the process would not damage the countryside and cause only "very minor change to the landscape".

Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Cameron said: "I want all parts of our nation to share in the benefits: north or south, Conservative or Labour.

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