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renewable energy

June 18, 2012

Church of England urged to 'hold its nerve' following wind turbine u-turn

Withdrawal by the Diocese of Exeter of plans for six wind turbines must not deflect the Church from its responsibility to act on climate change
May 22, 2012

Draft Energy Bill is a 'missed opportunity' says CND

The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament has decried the 'missed opportunity' represented by today's Draft Energy Bill (22 May).
April 24, 2012

New poll shows 85 per cent of public support clean British energy

A new poll from Friends of the Earth reveals 85 per cent support for an increase the use of clean British energy and a reduction in the use of overseas gas.
March 29, 2012

Scottish Greens call for local energy companies

Greens are calling on the Scottish government to back the idea of local energy companies. They say renewable energy should not be left to tycoons and big business.
September 24, 2011

Greens condemn new 'fracking' plan for Lancashire

The Green Party has condemned plans by Cuadrilla Resources to begin drilling up to 400 wells in Lancashire to extract shale gas in a process known as 'fracking'.
September 22, 2011

Scottish government challenged over publicly owned renewables

Publicly-owned renewable projects deserve a far greater role in Scotland's economic and energy future, Scottish Greens have argued today.
April 30, 2011

Energy debate is missing the point, say Scottish Greens

The continuing squabble over renewables targets in the Scottish Parliamentary election debate is missing the key issues, say Scottish Greens.
January 27, 2011

New government energy rules could undermine climate strategy

A new report from the Energy and Climate Change Committee warns that new UK planning rules could lead to a 'dash for gas', stalling low-carbon energy investment.
October 19, 2010

Wales must have powers to tackle climate change, says MP

Plaid Cymru has condemned the government's failure to invest in renewable energy and insisted that the Welsh Assembly must have powers over energy projects.
September 21, 2010

Sceptical response to Huhne's 'green government' pledge

Environmental groups have given a sceptical response to pledges made by the Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne at the Liberal Democrat conference.