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UK Government hopes new Energy Bill will help encourage Britons to go green
Posted Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:18:03 GMT by David HewittThe new Energy Security and Green Economy Bill being put before the UK Parliament is intended to encourage everyday citizens to embrace energy-efficiency. Britain's homeowners are to be given a helping hand in making their properties more energy-efficient and - perhaps more pressing for some - the guarantee that they won't lose out by doing so.
UK Government hopes new Energy Bill will help encourage Britons to go green
Switching to Low Energy Light Bulbs
Posted Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:28:02 GMT by Michael EvansA switch to low energy lighting would save money and help combat climate change, but there are problems with the safe disposal of spent bulbs. A global phase-out of old-style light bulbs, coupled with a switch to low energy lighting, would save billions of dollars and help to combat climate change.
Switching to Low Energy Light Bulbs
The Transition Movement in Transition
Posted Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:50:00 GMT by Julian JacksonThe fast-growing environmental Transition Initiative continues to mature. Transition means transition to a lower carbon, more environmentally-sound lifestyle in a positive, imaginative way, rather than a backward step to a more primitive existence that some fear that a reduction in energy use might become.
The Transition Movement in Transition
Wind Farms - Fact vs. Fiction
Posted Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:25:00 GMT by Kirsten E. SilvenWind farms are a viable alternative source of supplementary power. Here are some of the main myths surrounding this issue, along with answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about wind farms.
Wind Farms - Fact vs. Fiction
Ban on Oil Drilling off the Florida Coast
Posted Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:30:01 GMT by Michael EvansBarack Obarma changes his mind about allowing oil-drilling off the Atlantic Coast of the US. After a pledge by President Barack Obama made in spring 2010 that as part of a new five-year offshore energy-drilling plan more offshore tracks would be opened up off Florida's Atlantic coast, the administration has changed its mind.
Ban on Oil Drilling off the Florida Coast
Solar panels on farms
Posted Wed, 01 Dec 2010 09:00:00 GMT by Ian YoungmanFarmers are taking money from energy companies to have solar panels in their fields. The latest money making venture is also environmental friendly. Farmers are taking money from private energy companies to have solar panels put up in their fields, aided by grants and with future income from the electricity produced.
Solar panels on farms
Large-scale offshore wind farms get the go ahead in US
Posted Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:44:57 GMT by Lucy BrakeThe Obama Administration has announced approval of a major initiative to progress offshore wind power farms along the American Atlantic Coast.
Large-scale offshore wind farms get the go ahead in US
Peak Coal: The New Black Gold?
Posted Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:39:00 GMT by Louise MurrayThe concept of peak oil is familiar to most, but peak coal could be closer than energy analysts had imagined within the next two decades, making cheap coal a thing of the past.
Peak Coal: The New Black Gold?
Clean energy - stop the talking, start investing
Posted Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:28:44 GMT by Ian YoungmanA new report on how developed countries can help other countries invest in clean energy projects, coincides with calls from the European clean energy sector for governments to stop talking and start investing.
Clean energy - stop the talking, start investing
Green Deal launched by UK government
Posted Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:15:00 GMT by Ian YoungmanThe UK government has launched Green Deal, a way of encouraging home owners to invest in energy saving measures without upfront costs. Many people would like to install energy saving such as roof insulation, wall and cavity insulation, more efficient boilers and double-glazing. But those most in need of help to reduce energy bills are those least able to afford to undertake the improvements.
Green Deal launched by UK government
EU tackles conflict of interest between renewables and biodiversity
Posted Mon, 08 Nov 2010 08:45:17 GMT by Astrid MadsenNew planning guidelines for wind turbines that are located on biodiversity sites published by the European Commission. In the context of sustainable development, what is more important: renewable energy or biodiversity loss? At first glance the two don't seem mutually exclusive, but they can be in the case of wind turbines. That's why over the years legislation has been put into place to make sure that things like 'bird collision' are avoided.
EU tackles conflict of interest between renewables and biodiversity
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