Greenpeace UK as a core member of the Big If coalition sends a video to Ed Milliband – NO to dirty coal. What will you do for the Big If?
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Energy
Not every barrel of oil has the same carbon footprint – some extraction processes radically increase the amount of greenhouse gases which are released. A report from Greenpeace singles out Shell as the most carbon intensive oil company in the world…
The final section of Europe’s largest onshore wind farm is officially switched on today. The Whitelee development on Eaglesham Moor, just outside Glasgow in Scotland, is made up of 140 massive turbines and can produce enough clean green energy to power over 117,000 homes…
The carbon footprint of the internet is growing exponentially. A report says that the internet is now “leapfrogging other sectors like the airline industry that are more widely known for their negative environmental impact”…
In a thought-provoking video Cambridge University physicist, David Mackay, makes a passionate and personal analysis of the energy crisis. If we’re to wean ourselves off our addiction to fossil fuel we need to reduce our energy consumption significantly…
Nuclear power may replace one of the UK’s first wind farms, at Haverigg on the Cumbrian coast, as part of the Government’s planned new generation of nuclear power stations. The turbines are on one of 11 potential sites for new nuclear reactors announced by ministers…
Earth Hour is a global climate change initiative from WWF. Individuals, businesses, governments and communities are invited to turn out their lights for one hour on Saturday, 28th March 2009 at 8.30pm to show their support for action on climate change…
Today sees what’s likely to be the largest act of environmental civil disobedience in US history, at the coal-fired Capitol Power Plant in Washington DC, which is owned by Congress and burns coal to heat and cool numerous buildings on Capitol Hill…
President Obama has already made a number of pledges in relation to the environment and has spoken passionately about his plans for greening the White House. But, with many other pressing issues to deal with, can he really deliver the goods?
