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'Conspiracy theories finally laid to rest' by report on leaked climate change emails
Thursday, 8 July 2010
Scientists involved in last year's "climategate" leaked emails controversy, which added to scepticism about the science of global warming, were not open enough with their data and unhelpful with requests for information, an independent review of the affair found yesterday.
EU gives power stations until 2020 to meet emissions rules
Thursday, 8 July 2010
Fossil-fuel power stations will have until June 2020 to comply with the next phase of EU pollution rules, under the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) passed by the European Parliament yesterday.
Climategate scientists' honesty not in doubt, says review
Wednesday, 7 July 2010
But the review into the "climategate" affair, led by Sir Muir Russell, found the scientists at the University of East Anglia's climatic research unit had not been sufficiently open about their studies.
Regulation is holding back green power, says Drax
Thursday, 1 July 2010
Europe's biggest coal-fired power station is calling for changes to the Government's renewable energy regulations to enable Drax to convert one of its six coal generators to run on biomass.
Emission cuts threatened by economic recovery
Wednesday, 30 June 2010
Michael McCarthy: UK is not on course to meet its climate change targets for reducing emissions.
'£80 cost' of hidden taxes to combat climate change
Tuesday, 29 June 2010
Households are typically being charged more than £80 a year in hidden taxes to help combat the impact of climate change, research suggested today.
Drought-hit utility firm asks for more water
Thursday, 24 June 2010
A utility firm hit by north-west England's driest start to the year since 1929 wants to take more water from lakes and rivers.
Car fumes raise spectre of 1980s revival...acid rain
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
Michael McCarthy: Acid rain may be making a comeback but there's a change in the chemicals responsible.
Acid rain: An environmental crisis that disappeared off the radar
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
You can tell an environmental problem has gone off the radar screen when Friends of the Earth don't have anybody tracking it, and that's the case with acid rain. There is currently no acid rain campaigner at FoE in London (although they will cheerfully point you in the direction of an expert).
Disaster is making US think again about cleaner energy
Thursday, 17 June 2010
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is making Americans think more about a clean energy future – but not yet to the extent of having to pay for it, or to tackle climate change, one of the leading US thinkers on global warming policy said yesterday.
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