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- UK government drops fracking question from public attitude tracker Thu, 16 Aug 18, 11:26pmFirst fracking operation in seven years set to begin despite low public support
- UK environment policies in tatters, warn green groups Wed, 27 Jun 18, 6:59pm‘Disastrous decisions’ such as Heathrow expansion and rejection of Swansea tidal lagoon spark concern over government direction
- The Guardian view on tidal energy: cost is not the whole story | Editorial Wed, 27 Jun 18, 3:43amMinisters’ decision to shelve a pioneering wave power scheme in Swansea Bay is based on evidence – but also ideologyThe UK government’s decision to shelve plans to build the world’s first tidal lagoon off Swansea...
- UK government criticised for 'shocking' inaction on insulating draughty homes Mon, 16 Apr 18, 12:15amCitizens Advice says silence on energy efficiency plans will mean households lose out
- This is just fracking by another name | Letters Thu, 22 Mar 18, 4:35amBy declaring all sources of oil and gas in limestone and sandstone as ‘conventional’, writes Kathryn McWhirter, the government and oil companies are hoping the controversy over fracking will go awayThe threat that you...
- Fracking row: Treasury 'showing shambolic conflict of interest' Mon, 19 Feb 18, 10:21pmDirector of Third Energy, which wants to frack in North Yorkshire, is Conservative donor
- Treasury 'showing shambolic conflict of interest' over fracking firm Mon, 19 Feb 18, 10:21pmDirector of Third Energy, which wants to frack in North Yorkshire, is Conservative donor
- May’s plastic plan is big on gimmicks, but it won’t cut waste | George Monbiot Fri, 12 Jan 18, 4:56amThe strategy ignores a critical issue: the more our economy grows, the more we’ll inevitably consumeIt’s as if it were written with an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other...
- Debts add to disaster for climate-hit nations | Letters Mon, 18 Dec 17, 5:44amSarah-Jayne Clifton says countries such as Antigua and Barbuda need debt cancellation, and assistance to help them rebuild should be grants, not loans, while Ian Tysh tears into Theresa May’s domestic climate change policiesFor...
- The Tories’ rebranding won’t wash: being green is about more than fluffy bunnies | Molly Scott Cato Tue, 12 Dec 17, 11:28pmIt’s all very well for Michael Gove to act as if the Tories love animals but they need to see the bigger picture on fracking, renewables and ecologyUp to their necks in Brexit chaos and with Corbyn’s Labour snapping at...
- Boom in renewables weakens fracking's case in UK, says Tory MP Mon, 27 Nov 17, 1:47amChair of policy committee also points to action to extract more North Sea gas and oil, suggesting support for shale gas is cooling
- UK climate change masterplan – the grownups have finally won Thu, 12 Oct 17, 11:32pmGovernment’s clean growth strategy unequivocally states that tackling climate change and a prosperous economy go hand in hand
- Martin Rowson on the Tories' new energy policy – cartoon Tue, 25 Jul 17, 4:49amContinue reading...
- May warned not to 'cut off nose to spite face' as Tories revolt over Euratom Wed, 12 Jul 17, 10:18pmMPs say leaving European nuclear treaty without replicating benefits could lead to ‘economically crushed’ communities
- What is Euratom and why does it matter? | Dan Roberts Mon, 10 Jul 17, 10:45pmTory rebels are fighting over the UK’s participation in the European atomic energy community. What happens if Britain does quit?