Also by Richardg

Sellafield clean-up means another blank cheque for the nuclear industry

Posted by Richardg - 7 November 2012 at 12:32pm - Comments

The cost of dealing with the UK's nuclear waste has risen by almost a billion pounds in just 12 months. It's yet another reason why we shouldn't build any new nuclear reactors.

Article tagged as: nuclear, sellafield

We can keep the lights on without nuclear power

Posted by Richardg - 22 October 2012 at 1:10pm - Comments

The government's nuclear plan isn't going to happen. Government wants to offer ever larger subsidies trying to keep the nuclear industry afloat, but here's a 'plan B' that keeps the lights on without new reactors.

Article tagged as: climate change, energy bill, Nuclear energy, renewable energy

Dear George Osborne, #greenisworking! Love, everyone.

Posted by Richardg - 18 October 2012 at 5:24pm - Comments

Deborah Meaden joins Stop Climate Chaos Coalition and supporters outside the Treasury to tell the government #GreenIsWorking

Yesterday, I joined 249 other people from green businesses, development charities, trades associations, green groups and the Women's Institute outside the Treasury. We'd come to tell the government that the green economy is working.

Article tagged as: climate change, energy, energy bill, george osborne, green economy, renewable energy, stop climate chaos

Cumbria gets a stay of execution - but it's still no place for a nuclear waste dump

Posted by Richardg - 11 October 2012 at 6:14pm - Comments

Setting sun shines through nuclear protest flag with radioactive symbol

Three councils in Cumbria were to have announced this morning whether they wanted to host a nuclear waste dump. Instead, they decided... not to decide just yet. It's a welcome stay of execution - but this plan should never have been given a second thought.

Even blank cheques from government can't make nuclear power work

Posted by Richardg - 4 October 2012 at 4:30pm - Comments

Mochovce nuclear power plant in Slovakia lit up at night

The government has bent over backwards to accommodate the nuclear industry. Yet despite promising billions of pounds of public subsidy, it seems unable to find anyone willing to build a nuclear reactor.

Lib Dems promise to clean up our electricity and defend green growth

Posted by Richardg - 24 September 2012 at 3:32pm - Comments

Poster at Lib Dem conference in Brighton

This weekend, the Liberal Democrats committed themselves to fighting for clean electricity. It’s a great step towards a clean energy future – but now it’s time for them to deliver.

Japan has turned its back on nuclear power. Will the UK follow suit?

Posted by Richardg - 14 September 2012 at 5:11pm - Comments

Greenpeace activists don radiation suits and parade through some of Jakarta's mo

Greenpeace activists don radiation suits in Jakarta to highlight the dangers of nuclear power

Japan has added its name to the growing list of countries turning away from nuclear power. It's an historic blow to an industry already in decline and makes a British nuclear renaissance even less likely.

Article tagged as: energy, fukushima, japan, nuclear, nuclear power

Osborne's assault on our environment

Posted by Richardg - 6 September 2012 at 12:46pm - Comments

Greenpeace activists climb onto the top of a plane at London Heathrow Airport

The Cabinet reshuffle could unleash an unprecedented assault on our environment. It’s time mainstream politicians put their differences aside and worked together to stop George Osborne.

Article tagged as: aviation, cameron, energy, heathrow, osborne, transport

Will Nick Clegg stand up for the Climate Change Act and stop the dash for gas?

Posted by Richardg - 26 July 2012 at 11:15am - Comments

Davey and Clegg need to commit to carbon-free electricity by 2030

The future of the UK's energy supply - and our ability to hold back climate change emissions in Britain - is hanging in the balance. Nick Clegg and the Lib Dems must intervene to protect the Climate Change Act from George Osborne and his mates in the gas lobby.

Article tagged as: dash for gas, energy, energy bill, gas, wind