Energy
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Fifty years ago, a vast mural decorated in gold leaf was assembled 1km beneath Ben Cruachan. We go underground to uncover the story behind the country’s most remote art work
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Four and a half years after a tsunami triggered a triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, people have returned to live in the area
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Government cuts to solar-power subsidies are shortsighted and irresponsible
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Magnitude-4.4 temblor was among nearly 700 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or greater in state this year, compared to 20 throughout 2009
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Groningen has been one of Europe’s richest gas-drilling sites for 30 years, but in that time thousands of buildings have been damaged by manmade earthquakes. Compensation claims could run into billions of euros, and might force a rethink of European energy security
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Hugely popular elsewhere in Europe, briquettes are beginning to take off in the UK – and they’re good for your fireplace or stove, your pocket and the environment
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Prospects for fracking boom in Poland look remote as companies including state-owned gas firm ditch shale gas concessions in face of challenging geology
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Wilderness Society report shows spill would likely affect fishing and tourism, and threaten whales, seabirds, sea lions and sea turtles, along the southern coast
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Ten times as many of the jobs lost at Redcar are at risk under the government’s plans to cut solar power subsidies by 87% – and it may be schools that suffer most
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Demise of Mark Group and Climate Energy prompts furious attack from green campaigners but government blames firms’ commercial decisions
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With Mark Group and Climate Energy going into administration this week, what does this mean for households in the process of solar installations?
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The Mark Group blames recent government policy announcements for scuppering its turnaround plan
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Jerry Brown signs ambitious climate change measure – also intended to increase renewable electricity use to 50% – after political loss against oil interests
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Krakow says it will introduce a ban on burning coal in households, offices and restaurants, despite protection of the industry becoming an election issue
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Falling costs mean new wind farms are now £20 cheaper per megawatt hour than a coal or gas-fired plant, according to new analysis
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Ben van Beurden points to first mixed signals of a recovery though raises concern that prolonged low prices could lead to a sudden increase
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George Osborne needs to stop pushing 20th-century fuels as the solution for 21st-century energy problems
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Labor leader says Australia can have a ‘battle of ideas’ over which party has the best climate change policies, but is yet to detail the ALP’s alternative plans
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International Renewable Energy Agency report says the continent has the potential to quadruple the proportion of its energy supplied by renewables
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