Blogposts tagged 'Renewable Energy'

Zombies sneak under the wire

Posted by Graham Thompson - 10 February 2012 at 8:54pm - 0 Comments

Thursday we issued a zombie warning – we had concerns that armies of undead arguments were likely to crawl from their graves onto ITV’s ‘Tonight: the real cost of going green’. Did you spot any?

Well, perhaps not entire armies - ITV were a bit more sensible than we expected. And they were a lot more sensible than the Panorama crew who based a whole documentary on a KPMG report on the costs of renewables, which they never actually saw, and which KPMG have now decided not to release. Overall, Tonight was relatively even-handed. Perhaps the KPMG fiasco has taught the media to be a bit less trusting of dubious pronouncements on green energy. 

Nevertheless, a few zombies did manage to sneak under the wire.

Article tagged as: comment, household bills, renewable energy, subsidies, wind power

Panorama provides a narrow view of rising fuel bills

Posted by Lawrence Carter - 8 November 2011 at 1:50pm - 9 Comments

Last night Panorama attempted to answer the question what is fuelling rising energy bills, instead viewers were treated to a steady stream of arguments against renewable energy that went more or less unchallenged.

Article tagged as: energy, fuel bills, gas, renewable energy, wind energy

Once upon a time Cameron supported feed-in tariffs

Posted by Niall Sookoo - 31 October 2011 at 4:55pm - 5 Comments

Today, the government announced how it was reducing the support it gives to the solar industry through Feed in Tariffs or FITS. The slashing of support will be felt most significantly among those new clean energy companies who have invested heavily in manufacturing solar panels. According to the magazine, Business Green, over 20,000 new jobs were created last year in the solar industry. Now as a result of the halving of most of the tariffs, those companies face a difficult year ahead.

Article tagged as: climate change, david cameron, feed-in tariff, renewable energy, solar power

Taking Control Of Energy In The 21st Century

Publication date:  4 May, 2011

In a speech given at Chatham House on 4 May 2011, Greenpeace UK executive director John Sauven set out the economic and environmental case for a revolution in the UK's approach to building a resilient, efficient and clean energy system.

You download a transcript of the speech, or listen to it below.

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Article tagged as: chatham house, clean energy, climate change, energy, nuclear power, oil, renewable energy

Chernobyl: 25 years on

Posted by John Sauven - 26 April 2011 at 11:11am - 13 Comments
Nearby village Rosochovz. People are not allowed to move into the area, only lea
All rights reserved. Credit: Robert Knoth / Greenpeace
Nearby village Rosochovz. People are not allowed to move into the area, only leave.

Twenty five years ago today, the peace and tranquillity of the small Russian town of Pripyat was shattered when reactor number four at the Chernobyl nuclear power station exploded.

Article tagged as: chernobyl, climate, climate change, energy, fukushima, nuclear power, renewable energy, subsidies

Why are the oil companies complaining?

Posted by Richardg - 18 April 2011 at 3:41pm - 1 Comment
Cairn's tugs drag icebergs out the way of its Arctic oil drilling rig
All rights reserved. Credit: Will Rose / Greenpeace
Cairn's tugs drag icebergs out the way of its Arctic oil drilling rig

Ever since last month’s Budget, oil companies have been complaining about George Osborne’s tax on North Sea oil and gas. Yet many have just announced record profits - boosted considerably by current sky-high oil prices. What do they take us for?

Article tagged as: budget, cairn, cairn energy, climate change, conservatives, Encore, EnQuest, exxon, george osborne, green investment bank, Nautical Petrolem, politics, renewable energy, shell, Statoil, Valiant Petroleum, Xcite Energy

'Greenest government ever' keeps us addicted to oil and other dirty energies

Posted by jamie - 24 March 2011 at 3:32pm - 8 Comments

So yesterday's budget was from the self-proclaimed 'greenest government ever', but was it the greenest budget ever? How could it be, when it has done nothing to break our addiction with oil, hobbled the Green Investment Bank before it's even started, and provided a windfall for nuclear power.

Article tagged as: budget, climate change, george osborne, green investment bank, politics, renewable energy

Wind farms survive Japan crisis to keep lights on

Posted by Gemma Freeman - 18 March 2011 at 5:01pm - 8 Comments
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Wind farm at Kagoshima, Japan

While the humanitarian crisis and nuclear emergency unfold in Japan, an interesting observation has arisen from the devastation: Japanese wind farms have rebuffed critics, by withstanding both the tsunami and earthquake to continue delivering electricity to the tragedy-struck nation.

Article tagged as: climate, earthquake, Huffington Post, japan, renewable energy, tsnumi, wind farms, wind power

Ask Facebook to ♥ renewable energy in photo competition

Posted by Eoin D - 17 February 2011 at 6:10pm - 1 Comment
Facebook Unfriend Coal photo competition entry
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Enter the next round of the Unfriend Coal photo competition

The first round of our photo competition asking Facebook to ♥ Renewable Energy (and thus Unfriend Coal) has just closed but the entries have been so amazing we're launching another round straight away.

Article tagged as: climate change, coal, facebook, renewable energy, unfriend coal

The climate solution? It's an energy [r]evolution we need, Mr Osborne

Posted by jossc - 16 July 2010 at 9:14am - 0 Comments

This week Greenpeace launches our vision for a European energy revolution – a practical blueprint for a renewable energy future. Using only proven technologies we can phase out fossil-fuels, cut CO2 emissions by over 90% by 2050 and ensure energy security – without a huge reduction in living standards.

Article tagged as: climate change, energy efficiency, energy security, EU, renewable energy, reports
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