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If a new conservative government takes office, they have promised that local residents will gain new powers that will see off any new wind farm projects within six months. The commitment to stop the erection of onshore wind farms is the ever latest hardening of Conservative rhetoric on green energy. Existing subsidized onshore turbines would remain in place, and all turbines currently under...

A faulty batch of electricity meters has meant that up to 16,000 households may have overpaid during recent power cuts. As the SSE made a statement that the faulty units would incorrectly flick back an hour. They claimed that 'Economy 10' tariff customers. A tariff which aims to charge cheaper rates for off-peak power use may have paid too much because the meters...

Many UK home owners today expect energy access via a flick of a switch. It keeps our fridges cold. lights illuminated and homes warm. Yet rarely do we ask the questions how does it reach us? where does it come from? and why is it becoming so expensive? Our domestic power Comes from two main sources - electricity making up...

BA have committed to purchase 50,000 tonnes of jet fuel produced from converted waste as part of the GreenSky project. A much delayed project named GreenSky has been granted full approval to supply British Airways with jet fuel converted from landfill waste. The project has leaped a step closer after It was announced a location had been found for the GreenSky fuel plant in Thurrock, Essex. The project will...

A solar energy farm based in Lincolnshire equivalent to the size of  210 football pitches has been given the go-ahead. It is believed to be the largest within the UK and furthermore is expected to power the equivalent of 12,000 homes. Planning permission was granted for over 196,000 panels to be erected at the old RAF base in Faldingworth, Lincoln. The RAF Faldingworth...

Consumer group Which? and FSB (Federation Of Small Businesses) is calling for an investigation into the broken energy market. The two groups have recently written a joint letter to Ofgem outlining the issues and claim 9 out of 10 consumers believe it needs probing. The "big six" energy companies supply almost 95% of the domestic market and 70% of the...

Recently in delivering the budget George Osbourne has abolished a key tax break in such a manner that is almost entirely went  unnoticed by journalists and environmentalists, which has attracted several hundred millions of pounds of private money to help enhance Britain's green energy future. Fastened away in the little red book the ROC scheme is the major one. it...

Up to three tidal lagoons could be in operation in Britain by 2021 producing low carbon power at cheaper prices than wind. Initially the company proposes to construct the first of its kind at Swansea Bay in south Wales, They say that it could produce power for about £100 per megawatt hour (MWh). These plans were accepted for consideration by...

The US can offer lessons: Water pollution from drilling confirmed In at least 4 states casting huge doubt over safety of boom It has been reported that dead fish have been found lying scattered in the dry silt of Lake Arrowhead. One of the prime sources of water for the City of Wichita Falls Texas. Water is a crucial but...

I went along to the fracking protest at Barton Moss to lend my support because of the deep concerns I have about environmental issues. If we sit back and allow fracking to happen in Salford and Manchester, any idea of a permaculture society will end with it. I am standing as an MP to draw attention to the debate because...