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We're fracking George Osborne's village green!

Posted by kcumming — 4 March 2013 at 12:50pm - Comments

Under the guise of newly-formed fracking company Frack & Go, we've arrived en masse in the picturesque town of Knutsford in George Osborne’s Tatton constituency, to give local people a taste of what might happen if George gets his dash for gas and fracking goes ahead locally.

We are all No Dash for Gas

Posted by jamie — 27 February 2013 at 3:10pm - Comments
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No Dash for Gas at West Burton power station

Twenty-one people took direct action to stop the dash for gas and got slapped with a £5m lawsuit. Here’s how you can help them fight back.

The Battle for Britain has begun.

Posted by kcumming — 12 February 2013 at 4:15pm - Comments
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Was it when Chancellor George Osborne called us the environmental Taliban? When he announced he wanted to build 40 new gas-fired power stations and turn the UK into a “gas hub”? When he was revealed in our undercover investigation as trying to dismantle the Climate Change Act? When he rolled out the red carpet for fracking companies across England? Or when he vetoed a 2030 goal in the Energy Bill for carbon free electricity?

UK “gas hub” failing UK consumers – Ofgem investigates

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6 February, 2013

The Chancellor’s vision of a UK “gas hub” that would reduce costs for consumers has backfired, with new analysis showing households are paying more for gas than they should be because of the way UK to Europe pipelines are being run (1).

Two interconnectors link UK and European energy markets. They’re supposed to benefit consumers by ensuring gas flows from the lower priced market to the higher priced market.

The alternative Autumn Statement

Posted by Richardg — 5 December 2012 at 3:34pm - Comments

This morning, the Chancellor George Osborne gave his Autumn Statement. People on Twitter say he's launched a dash for gas that would wreck our climate targets and make us the Dirty Man of Europe all over again.

MPs vow to fight for clean electricity as the Energy Bill is published

Posted by Richardg — 29 November 2012 at 4:32pm - Comments
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The government has finally published the long-awaited Energy Bill. There's much to like, but it's still missing that vital commitment to clean electricity.

Energy tariffs announcement - Greenpeace response

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20 November, 2012

Responding to Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Davey's announcement on tariffs, Greenpeace energy campaigner Louise Hutchins said:

“The government can tinker with the tariff system all it likes, but until Britain reduces its reliance on volatile world gas markets, even the cheapest tariff will keep rising.
 

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Why gas is not the solution

Posted by Lawrence Carter — 13 November 2012 at 6:34pm - Comments
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Gas is dirty and expensive. We need clean energy.

The Northamptonshire constituency of Corby may seem a world away from your home and energy bills, but make no mistake, the two are linked.

Our #energygate investigation has revealed the extreme lengths some Tory politicians will go to push their anti-green agenda, including manipulating the Corby by-election.

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