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Europe’s anticarbon policy implosion ought to be a lesson to Americans, though most U.S. media still fail to report it. But eventually facts prevail, even in Washington. http://www.thegwpf.org/editorial-whistling-wind-farm/
Recent reports claim that China is the “new global powerhouse for renewable energy.” Unfortunately, the numbers do not square with this rosy picture. Once again, in 2013, coal was the big winner. As the detailed below, it’s clear that new fossil energy output in China, most of it coal, exceeded Read more
FIRST Minister Alex Salmond came under fire yesterday after it was revealed that he is to give Malawi an additional £400,000 of taxpayers’ money for green energy projects while thousands of Scots struggle to pay soaring heating bills. http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/455507/Fury-at-400-000-green-energy-handout-for-Malawi-as-Scots-OAPs-shiver
David Cameron is a most reliable weather vane. Last week, surrounded by billionaire industrialists in Davos, the prime minister proclaimed that Britain would follow America in a single-minded drive to reduce its energy costs for manufacturers, via the oil and gas extraction process known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/comment/columns/dominiclawson/article1367443.ece
Study by LSE found value of homes close to wind farms slashed by 11% Home that costs £250,000 would lose £27,000 in value Homes as far at two-and-a-half miles away could be reduced by 3% http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2546042/Proof-wind-turbines-thousands-home-value-homes-1-2-miles-wind-farms-slashed-11-cent-study-finds.html
Local communities will be offered up to £150,000 each to create their own renewable energy through solar panels or wind turbines and take on the Big Six gas and electricity giants, the Government will announce tomorrow. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/exclusive-beat-the-big-six-power-companies–coalition-offers-new-10m-fund-fordiy-energy-schemes-9085464.html
Colin Donald Business Editor The Forestry Commission in Scotland is risking one of Scotland’s staple industries by failing to replace trees felled to construct wind farms, the head of the UK’s £300 million sawmilling sector has said. David Sulman is director of the Stirling-based UK Forest Products Association, which represents Read more
Shale gas is set to start flowing in Europe within weeks after an AIM-quoted company backed by George Soros fracked Poland’s second successful well. http://www.thegwpf.org/shale-gas-set-start-flowing-europe/