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- Greenpeace accuses Treasury of distorting its stance on biomass burning Tue, 24 Jan 23, 10:30pmBriefing notes obtained by FoI reveal minister meeting with Drax CEO was told Greenpeace supported practice
- Kwasi Kwarteng’s secret meetings with Saudi oil firms revealed Tue, 11 Oct 22, 5:00pmExclusive: Meetings while in Saudi Arabia undisclosed due to ‘administrative oversight’, says business department
- BP plan to drill in Great Australian Bight risked 750km oil spill, documents show Fri, 6 Apr 18, 2:30pmUnder company modelling major spill would pollute beaches and could disrupt southern right whale migration
- Chinese firm behind Essex nuclear plant refuses to reveal security information Mon, 2 Oct 17, 4:17amState-owned company refused disclosure of security arrangements for Chinese plant the Bradwell nuclear station could be modelled on
- EDF's Hinkley Point deal over radioactive waste sparks anger Tue, 31 May 16, 2:05amFOI complainant criticises ministers over refusal to disclose agreement with energy supplier for planned nuclear plant
- Government ordered to publish redacted fracking report in full Fri, 19 Jun 15, 1:45amHeavily redacted report on the impact of fracking in the UK should be released in full, information commissioner tells environment department
- Emails reveal UK helped shale gas industry manage fracking opposition Sat, 18 Jan 14, 2:37amGovernment officials accused of cheerleading for fracking by sharing 'lines to take' and meeting for post-dinner drinksShale gas executives and government officials collaborated in private to manage the British public's hostility...
- Emails reveal UK helping shale gas industry manage fracking opposition Sat, 18 Jan 14, 2:37amGovernment officials accused of cheerleading for fracking by sharing 'lines to take' and meeting for post-dinner drinksShale gas industry executives and government officials collaborated in private to manage the British public's...
- The closed world of an open government | Hugh Muir Thu, 31 Oct 13, 10:00amHow Whitehall austerity trumps your right to know• The strictures of austerity continue to provide useful camouflage for a coalition disinclined to match words with deeds in terms of promises made about transparency...
- Web inventor's open data organisation announces new global network Tue, 29 Oct 13, 6:00pmUS, Canada, Russia and France among 13 to sign agreements with Open Data Institute co-founded by Sir Tim Berners-LeeJust one year after its foundation in London, an organisation created by Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Sir Nigel...
- Energy company staff working at climate ministry Mon, 31 Dec 12, 5:42amEmployees from firms including British Gas and npower being paid to work at Department of Energy, documents revealAlmost two dozen employees from companies including the energy giants British Gas and npower are working at...
- Leaked documents reveal UK fight to dilute EU green energy targets Mon, 4 Jun 12, 3:11amAllegations of coalition hypocrisy over green issues as critics say documents show UK has caved in to fossil fuel lobbyistsThe government has been trying to water down key environmental regulations in Brussels despite trumpeting...
- UK government trying to kill the FOI act Sat, 7 Apr 12, 12:45amI guess Climategate really put a burr under their saddle. Bishop Hill writes: As it becomes clear that there will be a determined step by bureaucrats to neuter the FOI Act by introducing charges, it is increasingly important...
- Richard Black, BBC, Hypocrisy, and FOI Sun, 18 Mar 12, 3:30amGeoffrey Thorpe-Willett writes in with this: Following the Gleick incident Richard Black of the BBC thinks there is a lack of transparency for the organisations involved...
- IPCC declares itself exempt from FOIA laws Thu, 15 Dec 11, 7:16amFrom Bishop Hill, such a short story that it is difficult to excerpt, and given the importance, and the continuation reference to the story I broke on WUWT, I don’t think he’ll mind if I repost in entirety...