energy

Shell less than transparent about worst UK oil spill in a decade

Posted by bex — 15 August 2011 at 1:52pm - Comments
Shell/Esso's Kittiwake platform, North Sea
All rights reserved. Credit: Fred Dott / Greenpeace
Shell/Esso's Kittiwake platform, North Sea (1996)

As I write, Shell is working to contain an oil spill off the Aberdeenshire coast that is already, reportedly, the worst spill in UK waters for over a decade. 

Article tagged as: climate change, energy, esso, go beyond oil, north sea, oil, oil spills, shell

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Bonkers bonus for EDF

Last edited 11 May 2011 at 4:08pm
11 May, 2011

UK energy customers, who pay billions each year for domestic fuel, are unknowingly about to stump up an extra £50 million a year bonus for French energy giant EDF.

In a written reply to a MP Martin Howard, Justine Greening from the government Treasury team let out the coalition’s dirty little secret:

Article tagged as: budget, carbon floor price, climate change, EDF, energy

Greenpeace reaction to Vestas offshore wind turbine factory plan in UK

Last edited 11 May 2011 at 4:04pm
11 May, 2011

Greenpeace today welcomed the announcement by Vestas that they will build a factory for offshore wind turbines in Kent employing up to 2,000 people.

John Sauven, executive director of Greenpeace UK said:

“This is excellent news and shows that there are real jobs and huge opportunities for the UK in renewable energy. The government now needs to create the right regulatory framework to build a sustainable green economy.

Article tagged as: clean energy, climate change, energy, green investment bank, renewable energy, vestas, wind power

Taking Control Of Energy In The 21st Century

Last edited 5 May 2011 at 5:21pm
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

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LIVE NOW: you've got 24 hours to make a world record

Posted by jamess — 13 April 2011 at 12:42pm - Comments
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Update, 14 April: We did it! Greenpeace smashed the world record for comments on a Facebook post with a total of 80,027 in 24 hours. 

While many of us squander productive hours on the Facebook monster, today there's something useful and important you can do on the social network: set a world record and help push the internet giant off coal.

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

Energy bill lobbying brief

Last edited 8 April 2011 at 2:37pm
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application/pdf iconEnergy_bill_lobbying_summary_briefing_Apr11.pdf
Author: 
Greenpeace
Year Published: 
8 April, 2011 (All day)
Article tagged as: climate change, energy, energy bill, lobbying, politics

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