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Scarweather Sands campaign: taking positive action to help stop climate change

Posted by bex — 7 July 2004 at 6:46pm - Comments
Why is Scarweather Sands important?
The stakes in the energy debate are extremely high. UN scientists agree that, because of global warming caused by burning fossil fuels, we will experience more droughts, floods and storms from now on. For South Wales, climate change means more coastal flooding and wetter, stormier weather.

Despite the obvious need for new clean energy sources, some local opposition to the wind farm proposal triggered a public inquiry. With the inquiry set to start in November 2003, we took to the streets of Porthcawl to see what local people really thought...

Article tagged as: climate change, offshore wind, renewable energy, scarweather sands, wind power

Scarweather sands wind farm given the go-ahead by Welsh Assembly

Posted by bex — 7 July 2004 at 8:00am - Comments
Scarweather wind farm get the green light

Scarweather wind farm get the green light

Our nine-month campaign to promote the development of a large wind farm off the coast of Porthcawl, South Wales, paid off yesterday when the planning committee of the Welsh Assembly agreed to back the proposal.

Following a public inquiry, held last November, the committee has approved proposals for thirty 120 metre turbines, situated between 3.5 and 4.3 miles off the coast. On completion the turbines will meet 10% of the renewable energy target set by the Welsh Assembly.

Article tagged as: climate change, offshore wind, renewable energy, scarweather sands, wales, welsh assembly, wind power

Partners in crime

Posted by admin — 27 May 2004 at 8:00am - Comments

Timber at Tilbury Docks

Responsibility lies with the major markets, such as the UK. The UK is the largest EU importer of Indonesian plywood.

UK companies peddle illegal goods Travis Perkins and Jewson both purchase large quantities of Indonesian plywood. They are trading in products they know come from illegal and destructive logging of rainforests.

Article tagged as: forests, illegal timber, indonesia

UK Energy Bill illegal under EC law

Posted by bex — 10 May 2004 at 8:00am - Comments
Greenpeace action against nuclear transport from Muehleberg to Sellafield

Greenpeace action against nuclear transport from Muehleberg to Sellafield

The Government's Energy Bill, which is due for its second reading in the House of Commons this week, may breach European Commission rules on state aid.

We sought expert legal opinion on the bill, which was designed to establish the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). The NDA was meant to oversee the UK's radioactive waste problem, but its remit has already been extended - before it even exists - to bail out private nuclear companies.

Article tagged as: BNFL, climate change, EC, energy bill, NDA, nuclear power, paul lasok, state aid, UKAEA

Greenpeace supports radiation and health conference

Posted by bex — 5 May 2004 at 8:00am - Comments
Three Mile Island nuclear plant

Three Mile Island nuclear plant

Article tagged as: health impacts, nuclear power, radiation, reactor safety

EC forces BNFL to clean up dangerous waste

Posted by bex — 31 March 2004 at 9:00am - Comments
Sellafield at dusk

Sellafield, on the coast at Cumbria

Article tagged as: nuclear power, nuclear waste, nuclear weapons, sellafield

The Sound and our fury

Posted by bex — 17 March 2004 at 9:00am - Comments
An otter affected by the Exxon Valdex oil spill

An otter affected by the Exxon Valdex oil spill

Article tagged as: climate change, esso, exxon, junk science, oil

Sea wind in the future for Europe

Posted by bex — 16 March 2004 at 9:00am - Comments
North Hoyle offshore wind farm

North Hoyle offshore wind farm

Almost a third of Europe's total electricity demand could be powered by clean green offshore wind energy, by 2020. That's enough to supply electricity to every single one of the 150 million EU households.

A new report commissioned by Greenpeace, called Sea Wind Europe, also found that in the process:

Article tagged as: climate change, europe, offshore wind, renewable energy, wind power

Ancient forest destruction video

Posted by jamie — 28 February 2004 at 9:00am - Comments

Can you imagine what it would be like to have your home torn down around you and destroyed? It's a horrible thought, but that's exactly what is happening in forests around the world. With an area of forest the size of a football pitch being destroyed every two seconds, endangered species such as gorillas, orang utans and chimpanzees are at risk of extinction within our lifetimes.

Article tagged as: david attenborough, destructive logging, ewan mcgregor, forests, illegal timber, julien temple, videos

Pentagon predicts climate chaos

Posted by bex — 25 February 2004 at 9:00am - Comments
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Wasting energy - power station cooling towers are grossly inefficient

Article tagged as: climate change, development, drought, flooding, impacts, sea levels, stop esso, USA

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