From Energydesk
1) Polling reveals people care about climate - but not that much, and they really like wind farms.
Polling Data: People care about the climate - but not very much and they aren't quite sure what causes it bit.ly/17vtad2
— EnergyDesk (@EnergyDeskUK) May 1, 2013
2) And we fact-check Peter Lilley's claims on fracking
Peter Lilley's views on shale - the true, the false and the not yet known @energydeskuk bit.ly/ZxsItb
— EnergyDesk (@EnergyDeskUK) April 30, 2013
UK news
1) Six energy firms under investigation for failing to meet their energy efficiency targets
Six energy firms under investigation for Cert and Cesp failures: bit.ly/ZTAa2P
— Utility Week (@utilityweek) May 1, 2013
2) The Daily Telegraph editorial backs claims by energy analyst Peter Atherton that the UK's energy market reforms are doomed to fail.
If an energy crisis hits, it will be the companies that will 'get shot' tgr.ph/Yku1g9
— Telegraph Finance (@TeleFinance) April 30, 2013
"UK energy policy is effectively a massive long position on the oil price" says Atherton; an inconvenient truth. liberum.eu.bdvision.ipreo.com/NSightWeb_v2.0…
— Richard Hall (@richonlyinname) April 30, 2013
3) Ed Balls argues the government's energy policy is sending renewables manufacturers overseas
. @edballsmp: "the big renewable manufacturers [are] all saying: the government's energy policy is in crisis" businessgreen.com/bg/news/226511…
— Will Nichols (@WillN_BG) May 1, 2013
4) UK coal miner faces bankruptcy
UK Coal Operations seeks liquidation on.ft.com/12YnRlm
— FT Energy (@ftenergy) April 30, 2013
International news:
1) China manufacturing slows - with predictable impacts on energy prices
China sees manufacturing growth slow bbc.in/12SIQFl
— BBC Business (@BBCBusiness) May 1, 2013
2) And the mining booms ends - hitting mining equipment manufacturers.
End of mining boom hits equipment makers on.ft.com/12Z5NI2
— FT Energy (@ftenergy) May 1, 2013
