October 2012

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
All rights reserved. Credit: Greenpeace / Philip Reynaers
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.

VW: Oiling the wheels of the European Union

Posted by Hugh Mouser — 11 October 2012 at 6:02pm - Comments
Activists from Greenpeace France hang a banner at the Paris Motorshow
All rights reserved. Credit: Nicolas Chauveau / Greenpeace
Activists from Greenpeace France hang a banner at the Paris Motorshow

Sometimes it seems like industry directly dictates the laws that politicians draw up. And it’s just been revealed that our old friends Volkswagen are leading the way against green EU legislation.

Article tagged as: cars, EU, europe, lobbying, martin winterkorn, oil, volkswagen, VW

Record wind power generation in Spain

Posted by petespeller — 9 October 2012 at 12:04pm - Comments
Technicians put up wind turbines in Spain
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On a windy night in September, whilst most people were sleeping, wind power reached a record of 64.2% of Spain’s electricity demand.

Article tagged as: climate change, energy, renewable energy, spain, wind, wind power

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
All rights reserved. Credit: Tomas Halasz / Greenpeace

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.

We want the politicians to come and get their feet wet

Posted by Fran G — 4 October 2012 at 10:49am - Comments

Luís comes from a family of fishermen. His great-grandfather started fishing in the tiny village of Cabo de Gata, near Almería, Spain, many years ago. Today, Luís is teaching is son the ropes. He's the first of the fifth generation of fishermen from this family.

Article tagged as: artisanal fishermen, Be a Fisheman's Friend, CFP, common fisheries policy, Fishermen, fishing, spain

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