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Economic security or environmental destruction?
Written on 19 Mar, 2010 at 11:06 in Blogs | viewed times | 0 Comments
The Oil Sands, the world's second-largest proven reserves after Saudi Arabia, hold out the promise of energy security for the United States and economic security for Canada. But environmentalists fear the destructive, energy intensive process of extracting the oil... (Continue reading)
Oil groups mount legal challenge to Schwarzenegger’s tar sands ban
Written on 14 Feb, 2010 at 12:58 in Green Living | viewed times | 0 Comments
• Californian legislation branded 'unconstitutional' • Lobby group includes UK energy companies A lobby group that includes BP and Shell in its membership has launched a legal challenge against low-carbon legislation in California that in effect rules out the... (Continue reading)
The government has the power, it could make us all pay into a green bank
Written on 8 Feb, 2010 at 14:39 in Green Living | viewed times | 0 Comments
One thing Lord Browne knew better than most was that the energy world is all about power, not money. Sadly, this fact only just seems to have caught up with a British political establishment that thought open markets were... (Continue reading)
India to rule on future of aubergine as country’s first genetically modified…
Written on 8 Feb, 2010 at 13:06 in Green Living | viewed times | 0 Comments
• Minister to make key decision on major crop • Broad alliance takes on Monsanto subsidiary A fierce row over the future of the humble aubergine, staple ingredient of fiery brinjal curries for tens of millions of Indians, will... (Continue reading)
Suggestions on How the UK Could Meet the EU Renewables 2020 Target
Written on 26 May, 2009 at 0:00 in Tidal And Other | viewed times | 0 Comments
The EU is now committed to obtaining 20% of its total energy from renewables by 2020. The current level is about 8.5%, three quarters of which comes from hydro-electricity and biomass. Expanding this to 20% in 11 years is possible... (Continue reading)
