Energy

5 manifesto commitments the new government can’t forget

Posted by Fariah Syed - 9th August 2016
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David Cameron may be gone but he still has a legacy – the Conservative Manifesto. It might not sound the most fun, but the pledges that the Conservatives made in the 2015 General Election still govern and guide their policies today, even with Theresa May now in charge. Read More

Hinkley: The Nuclear Power Station That Will Haunt Britain For Decades

Posted by John Sauven - 27th July 2016
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This blog post was originally published on Guardian Comment is Free. George Osborne’s reputation as a master political tactician may have gone the way of Leave’s £350m a week for the NHS, but the spectre of his misguided energy policy could haunt Britain for decades, and at Hinkley in… Read More

Frack free bake storm

Posted by Akshey Kalra - 27th April 2016

It could have been any other day without anyone raising a voice against fracking industry or the imminent threat of Greg Clark overruling Lancashire county council’s decision to say no to the industry. Instead, Emma Thompson and her sister Sophie occupied the field leased by a local landowner for shale… Read More

Lights, camera, direct action: 6 times Emma Thompson spoke up for the planet

Posted by Danielle Boobyer - 27th April 2016
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Today Emma Thompson and her sister Sophie are occupying a fracking site. The actors are using whisks, spoons & cake to challenge fracking with their unusual protest – the Frack Free Bake Off. Emma’s no stranger to speaking up for our planet. From marching for climate justice to protesting outside… Read More

Plugging the energy gap – George Osborne’s trilema

Posted by Graham Thompson - 31st March 2016
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For a long time, many environmentalists were concerned that government efforts to clean up the world’s energy supply were a bit one-sided, in that we were getting on quite well with half the problem – generating clean energy. Meanwhile the other more important half – not generating dirty energy –… Read More

7 Questions EDF Needs to Answer About Hinkley Nuclear Plant

Posted by Kate Blagojevic - 22nd March 2016
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Tomorrow morning, the saga that is Hinkley nuclear power station is set to continue as executives from EDF will face a grilling from MPs in parliament. As the media debate rages about Hinkley, MPs will now put questions to EDF – and other executives from the nuclear industry – about… Read More