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Should auto-rollover energy contracts be banned?
Should auto-rollover energy contracts be banned? Posted on 23 August 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha With businesses being locked into energy contracts as a result of automatic rollovers, usually having to face higher bills, should Ofgem ban them altogther? ELN Reporter Priyanka Shrestha looks at how small firms have been affected and what the energy regulator […]
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New gas discovery off India’s east coast
New gas discovery off India’s east coast Posted on 24 August 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha An Indian private sector company and British firm BP have announced a new gas discovery off the east coast of India. Located 62 kilometres from the coast in the Cauvery Basin, it is the second gas discovery in the deepwater […]
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Good carbon karma set for pharma?
Good carbon karma set for pharma? Posted on 23 August 2013 by Vicky Ellis Pharmaceutical companies often have a mixed reputation in the public eye – but they could be set for a reprieve on the environmental front with a new tool charting their carbon footprint. What’s more this could have a knock-on effect for […]
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Gorbachev’s green summit to be live streamed
Gorbachev’s green summit to be live streamed Posted on 23 August 2013 by Tom Grimwood An environmental conference run by Green Cross International is to be broadcast around the world via an online live stream. The 7th Earth Dialogues conference marks the 20th anniversary of the organisation founded by former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev […]
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‘Bioenergy Zones’ to be created across Haiti
‘Bioenergy Zones’ to be created across Haiti Posted on 22 August 2013 by tom grimwood ‘Bioenergy zones’ are to be created across Haiti to produce biofuel using a plant called Pongamia. Haiti’s Energy Ministry has granted access to large tracks of barren land where other plants are unable to grow. The plant will be used […]
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Harrogate pools swim towards energy savings
Harrogate pools swim towards energy savings Posted on 22 August 2013 by Vicky Ellis The borough of Harrogate in Yorkshire is swimming towards a pool-full of energy savings – after installing new software on energy meters at a string of its leisure centres. Leisure centres such as the Harrogate Hydro which has three pools are […]
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Blaze overwhelms Manchester recycling plant
Blaze overwhelms Manchester recycling plant Posted on 21 August 2013 by ELN reporter A huge blaze overwhelmed a recycling plant in Manchester last night and 50 firefighters are still present at the fire trying to dampen it. Working throughout the night crews manning ten fire engines managed to contain the blaze but expect to remain […]
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Drop ahead for UK oil and gas production prompts “serious concerns”
Drop ahead for UK oil and gas production prompts “serious concerns” Posted on 21 August 2013 by ELN reporter An expected drop in oil and gas production in the North Sea within the next couple of years has prompted “serious concerns” from trade body Oil and Gas UK. Its Economics Report 2013 published today found […]
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More cars ‘will push Chinese oil imports to $500bn’
More cars ‘will push Chinese oil imports to $500bn’ Posted on 20 August 2013 by ELN reporter China is on course to import $500 billion (£319bn) of crude oil by 2020, far outspending the US, as more of its citizens plump for their own cars. By 2020 the Asian superpower will rely on imports to […]
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British Gas appoints Olympics man to lead smart meter roll out
British Gas appoints Olympics man to lead smart meter roll out Posted on 20 August 2013 by ELN reporter British Gas has appointed a new director to lead the roll out of smart meters to its customers – who was instrumental in the smooth movement of all athletes, dignitaries and officials into and out of […]
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