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Onshore wind is being sacrificed to protect the profits of the big six
In reality, the government's decision to scrap onshore wind is all about the big six, writes Jimmy Aldridge.
UK energy – who’s holding the reins?
Polling out this week shows people want competent, clear-sighted political leadership as much as cheaper bills. Looked at in the round, the Autumn Statement fails both tests.
Today’s announcement on fracking has tilted the balance further in favour of fossil fuels
Today George Osborne more than halved the amount of tax the UK’s nascent shale gas industry will need to pay, from 62 per cent to 30 per cent.
Misleading Taxpayers’ Alliance claims about green energy costs
Yesterday it was claimed in both the Mail and the Telegraph that energy prices were likely to increase by almost a third to £1,900 by the end of the decade.
Hinkley C go ahead will see consumers ripped off for the next 40 years
New nuclear power stations fail every possible test - economic, consumer, environmental and arguably legal. Hinkley C will lock a generation of consumers into higher energy bills and distort energy policy by displacing newer, cheaper, cleaner technologies.
George Osborne – driving the UK to frack and ruin
It was a curious day in the chancellor’s constituency yesterday, but also a very significant one. Greenpeace were there to bring home to George Osborne the realities of fracking.