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  • Energy shares plummet after Miliband’s price freeze promise

    Energy shares plummet after Miliband’s price freeze promise Posted on 26 September 2013 by Tom Grimwood The prices of shares in Britain’s biggest energy suppliers have plummeted following Ed Miliband’s promise to freeze energy prices until 2017 if Labour comes to power. The party said the measure would cost energy suppliers £4.5 billion. Shares in […]

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  • Solar to beat wind installations for ‘first time’ in 2013

    Solar to beat wind installations for ‘first time’ in 2013 Posted on 26 September 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha Solar power capacity installed across the globe this year will overtake wind for the first time driven by new subsidies and policy support, a new report claims. Wind installations are forecast to shrink by 25% in 2013, […]

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  • German elections push up power prices on the continent

    German elections push up power prices on the continent Posted on 25 September 2013 by Tom Grimwood Continental power prices saw gains and coal and carbon prices became firmer last week ahead of the German elections according to ELN’s latest market report with npower. Power prices rises are set to continue this week following Angela […]

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  • Super Furry Animals singer gigs on top of wind turbine

    Super Furry Animals singer gigs on top of wind turbine Posted on 25 September 2013 by Vicky Ellis The singer and keyboardist of Welsh band Super Furry Animals is performing on top of a wind turbine tonight in protest against nuclear power. Cian Ciaran, a founder member of the alternative rock-pop group known for tracks […]

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  • EU to look at funding of ‘energy corridors’

    EU to look at funding of ‘energy corridors’ Posted on 24 September 2013 by Tom Grimwood In a time of economic crunch, funding is a constant source of concern. With the European Commission proposing large-scale investments in infrastructure to meet ‘Europe 2020’ targets, its Committee on Industry, Research and Energy is holding a workshop this […]

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  • Guest Blog: Jo Butlin – Time to change the story on energy prices

    Was it just me who got angry when they read the ‘shock’ news last week that British Gas was putting up prices again? And it wasn’t anger about the news per se but more that the focus of the story again pointed to profiteering from energy suppliers. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely believe that […]

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  • Climate change, farming and poverty are a “collective crisis”

    Climate change, farming and poverty are a “collective crisis” Posted on 23 September 2013 by Tom Grimwood The problems surrounding climate change, food production and poverty are ‘inter-related’ and need be treated as a collective crisis. That’s according to a new report released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), in which […]

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  • Builders resurrect call for green home improvement incentives

    Builders resurrect call for green home improvement incentives Posted on 23 September 2013 by Tom Grimwood More than half of all small building firms think the government should introduce regulations and financial incentives to make sure home improvements and extensions are energy efficient. That’s according to a survey by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) […]

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  • Fishery hooked on renewable energy

    Fishery hooked on renewable energy Posted on 20 September 2013 by Tom Grimwood A family-run fishery in Leicestershire has installed 24kW of PV solar panels to reduce its carbon footprint, save money and generate income. Visiting anglers to Eye Kettleby Lakes in Melton Mowbray will now be greeted by a 100-panel system, which is expected […]

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  • Microsoft latest firm to join call for climate change action

    Microsoft latest firm to join call for climate change action Posted on 22 September 2013 by Tom Grimwood Five major US companies – employing more than 100,000 people – have signed the Climate Declaration, which calls for federal action by the American government to tackle climate change. The declaration states that “Tackling climate change is […]

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