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Eco-idea du jour: Shrink-wrapped people

renewable energies Master feed — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0000

An exhibit at the Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg in Germany presents some odd-looking and provocative concepts for adapting to climate change.

Originally posted at Crave

Has any minister in history seemed more hopelessly unfit to do his job? ; CHRISTOPHER BOOKER predicts the eco-obsessed Energy Minister Chris Huhne could plunge Britain into darkness – Daily Mail (London, UK)

renewable energies Master feed — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:11:18 +0000

THE PENNY is fast dropping that by far the most disastrous appointment made by David Cameron to his Coalition Cabinet was that of the ultra-green, Lib Dem millionaire Chris Huhne as our Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. Yesterday, after Mr Huhne issued his first annual statement on

Homeowners face Pounds 277 fuel-bill hike ; Move towards ‘green energy’ will come at a price – Daily Mail (London, UK)

renewable energies Master feed — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:11:12 +0000

PLANS to tackle climate change will add Pounds 277 to annual household fuel bills unless consumers give their homes a ‘green makeover’, ministers warned yesterday. Energy and Climate Change Minister Chris Huhne admitted the massive expansion of wind farms across Britain – along with clean coal

Energy revolution could put bills up by a third – The Daily Telegraph

renewable energies Master feed — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:33:23 +0000

HOUSEHOLDERS face a £300-a-year rise in their gas and electricity bills and significant cuts in how much energy they use if Britain is to “keep the lights on” and meet its climate change targets, the Government said yesterday. In the Coalition’s first annual energy statement to the Commons, Chris

Energy plans will ‘reduce UK’s reliance on fossil fuels’ – The Independent (London, UK)

renewable energies Master feed — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:11:21 +0000

MOVES TO boost investment in renewable energy and nuclear power stations were set out by the coalition Government yesterday as it promised to reduce Britain’s dependency on fossil fuels and cut carbon emissions. Chris Huhne, the Energy and Climate Change Secretary, pledged the “lights are not

Obama says will keep pushing for climate bill

renewable energies Master feed — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:33:23 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama pledged on Tuesday to keep pushing for legislation to fight climate change despite a move in the U.S. Senate to focus energy reform more narrowly on offshore drilling.

Countries pledge global support for clean energy

renewable energies Master feed — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:50:12 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and dozens of other countries have pledged hundreds of millions of dollars toward clean energy initiatives to help battle climate change, U.S. Energy Secretary Stephen Chu said on Tuesday.

Britain lagging on green energy – The Daily Telegraph

renewable energies Master feed — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:41:20 +0000

BRITAIN is at risk of being left behind in the race to produce green energy because of its failure to invest in new technologies, government advisers have warned. The Committee on Climate Change said the only way Britain would meet legally-binding targets to cut greenhouse gases by 80 per cent

Britons need more incentives to cut emissions: MP

renewable energies Master feed — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:36:02 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) – Controversial measures to force Britons to use less energy and cleaner forms of transport could be necessary to aid Britain’s fight against climate change, a senior Conservative member of parliament said on Monday.

Blow for green jobs as pounds 34m cuts include grant scheme – The Journal (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Uk)

renewable energies Master feed — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:17:07 +0000

GOVERNMENT grants underpinning hoped-for renewable energy jobs are to
be cut. The Department of Energy and Climate Change has revealed pounds 34m of cuts
to spending on low carbon technology. Included on the list was the offshore wind capital grants scheme, which
supports development of offshore