The European Union has been accused of killing off the prospect of cheap energy from shale gas by trying to impose with expensive and “reckless” regulation of fracking. The European Parliament on Wednesday voted for new EU laws requiring that exploration for potential deposits of shale gas to Read more…
Some 30 years ago I was Secretary of State for Energy. In those far-off days the purpose of energy policy was to ensure a reliable supply of energy, for business and households alike, at the lowest possible cost. http://www.politicshome.com/uk/article/85491/lord_lawson_lets_get_fracking.html
Coal-fired power stations would be consigned to the fringes of the energy market under a plan being drawn up by the coalition to head off a potential defeat over its energy bill in the House of Lords. Ministers fear a rebellion this month by Liberal Democrat peers demanding a 2030 Read more…
A cold winter may plunge Europe into an energy crisis because of the over-reliance on renewable energy and the shutting of natural gas-fired generators, Cap Gemini SA (CAP) said in a report. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-09/cold-european-winter-could-create-energy-crisis-cap-gemini-says.html
The online Ria Novosti news service has a report on the 30 activists who Russian officials have locked up for allegedly trespassing and attempting to storm onto a platform facility in the Arctic last month. – See more at: http://notrickszone.com/#sthash.xmXc89D1.dpuf http://notrickszone.com/
Developed countries have committed €100 billion to the Green Climate Fund. As of today, the Fund only has a few million euros to ensure its functioning, mainly because of a lack of consensus between developed countries and their southern counterparts. http://www.thegwpf.org/uns-e100-billion-climate-fund-faces-cash-problems/
Professor John Brown has called on First Minister Alex Salmond to make the area a wind farm exclusion zone. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/dark-sky-park-galloway-forest-2355165
Wind and solar power subsidies ‘still too high’, says environment minister George Eustice made comments to Western Morning News just before being appointed to new ministerial role http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/oct/09/wind-solar-power-subsidies-too-high-minister