Nuclear power vs wind farms: the infographic the Government doesn’t want you to see http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/willheaven/100243023/nuclear-power-vs-wind-farms-the-infographic-the-government-doesnt-want-you-to-see/
At last, after months of negotiation, the UK government has given the go-ahead in principle to EDF (with financial backing from others, including two Chinese companies) to build a 1600MW nuclear plant on the existing Hinkley Point site in Somerset. Read more
David Cameron plans to halve the green levies in energy bills while clearing the way for a windfall tax on suppliers before the next election. ScottishPower became the latest of the leading energy companies to increase prices yesterday, warning Read more
Oct 24 (Reuters) – There is probably no long-term commercial future for the oil refinery and associated petrochemicals plant at Grangemouth in Scotland even if the current owners, Ineos and PetroChina, can resolve their dispute with workers and the labour Read more
The National Trust is for many a British institution. But our changing society means it speaks on issues such as fracking and wind farms. C4 News talks to trust director general Dame Helen Ghosh http://www.channel4.com/news/national-trust-fracking-wind-farms-helen-ghosh
Anti-wind farm campaigners from the Borders joined a mass protest in Perth at the weekend against the spread of turbines across Scotland. http://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/local/wind-farm-opposition-disputes-1-8m-benefit-to-community-1-5621831
The gloves are already off in what is likely to be a bitter battle over a planning application for five wind turbines north of Grantham. http://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/local/wind-farm-opposition-disputes-1-8m-benefit-to-community-1-5621831
MORE than £30,000 is being pumped into community groups in the latest raft of grant awards. – See more at: http://www.barrheadnews.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/10/24/476103-grant-rewards-give-scouts-the-final-push/#sthash.ZBpyiRZr.dpuf http://www.barrheadnews.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/10/24/476103-grant-rewards-give-scouts-the-final-push/