What would George Clooney have against brutally throttling the plentiful supply of affordable fossil fuel energy that billions of people living on the planet rely on? http://notrickszone.com/2013/11/12/multi-millionaire-private-jet-setting-hollywood-actor-george-clooney-requests-worlds-poor-to-forego-cheap-energy/
PM declares voters want carbon tax gone as Labor attempts to force debate on the new government’s ‘culture of secrecy’ http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/13/abbott-begins-dismantling-carbon-tax
Analysts said EDF customers will be paying an extra £52 a year, taking average annual dual fuel bill to £1,384 Decision to cap the increase means its new standard tariff is up to £107 cheaper than the likes of Npower, British Gas, SSE and Scottish Power http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2504613/Energy-supplier-EDF-shames-rivals-3-9-rise.html
Bills to rise faster than inflation and wages, warns National Audit Office Almost £208bn of infrastructure projects, such as switch to green energy, building nuclear power stations and new sewers, will be funded by bills http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2504499/Energy-water-bills-soar-17-years.html
HARD-PRESSED consumers across the country are to suffer another two decades of above-inflation energy bill hikes in order to pay for renewing Britain’s ageing infrastructure, a Whitehall spending watchdog has warned. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/watchdog-uk-faces-17-years-of-energy-bill-hikes.22688514
By Peter Johnson Sustainable Shetland is looking to raise over £30,000 to contest the Scottish government and Viking Energy appeal against Lady Clark’s ruling that overturned consent for the controversial windfarm. But the anti-windfarm group will only be contesting the appeal on the whimbrel issue as it cannot afford to Read more
By Cheryl Peebles Fife Council has been urged to publish accurate maps of wind turbines erected or planned in the region so decision makers can better judge their cumulative impact. East Fife Turbine Awareness Group criticised the level of information provided to councillors as they approve or reject planning applications Read more
HoC Energy and Climate Change Committee on heat(Video) http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/Player.aspx?meetingId=14168