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Wind power - up, up and away?
Living on this windy island as we do, it makes a great deal of sense to harness all that energy for the production of power.
Array goes awry
The rather fine turbine image was taken in the Thames Estuary.
Looks a bit lonely doesn’t it?
Who are you trying to bio-fuel?
We’re guessing the government didn’t count on a backlash from environmental campaigners when drafting the seemingly ‘eco-friendly’ biofuel legislation that came into effect today, but that’s just what they’ve got.
Blow for turbine targets?
The announcement that the government wants enough offshore wind turbines to power every home in Britain by 2020 has been greeted with pretty much every reaction from unalloyed joy to horror and ridicule.
Predictably enough, most of those who champion the UK’s wind power potential - supposedly the greatest of any European country - have responded [...]
Wind of change blowing through old homes?
Amid all the hype over new “eco-towns” and carbon-neutral building, the fact that we’re stuck with a lot of old, distinctly leaky housing stock seems sometimes to be forgotten.
Offsets get the green light
Alongside the reformation of the Spice Girls, the idea that we can pay a little extra to make up for our pollution is one of this year’s most contentious issues. Now the government has weighed in, simultaneously supporting the concept of carbon offsetting while having strong things to say about the current provision.
