Campaigners battling a controversial £13 million overhead electricity line near Oswestry today called for the Government to reject the proposal.
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Outrage as burner gets go-ahead
Shropshire campaigners fighting plans for a £5 million biomass burner today said they were furious after the Planning Inspectorate gave the go- ahead for the scheme.
Windfarms ‘to create jobs’
Hundreds of jobs will be created in Powys during the construction of two planned windfarms, it was claimed today.
Make your house pay for itself
Celebrity television presenter and author Dick Strawbridge is a man on a green mission. He and his family are determined to find a sustainable way of living that is not wasteful and does not damage the environment.
Energy market ‘failing’
UK energy giants have been warned to sort out problems in the gas and electricity markets or face a competition investigation.
One in five backs windfall tax
The government has come under renewed pressure to introduce a windfall tax on energy companies as new research revealed one in five Britons backed such a move.
Hutton pleads for nuclear investment
Business secretary John Hutton has spent the morning courting nuclear stakeholders, pledging he will “press all the buttons” to secure nuclear investment in Britain.
Brown’s £1 billion fuel bills aid
Details of the government’s energy efficiency package will be announced by Gordon Brown later this morning.
Brown unveils fuel poverty package
Gordon Brown has unveiled the government’s £1 billion energy efficiency strategy.
Energy deal close to completion
Energy firms are believed to be close to finalising a £1 billion deal with the government over ways to improve energy efficiency in people’s homes.
Oil prices rise as Opec cuts production
Opec is to cut oil production to 2007 levels in a bid to stop falls in prices.
Npower rapped over ‘free’ price fix ads
The UK advertising watchdog has rapped npower over adverts stating customers could fix their energy bills for free.
24% face fuel poverty by 2009
Gas and electricity price hikes mean a quarter of people now face falling into fuel poverty.
Brown leaves windfall tax supporters frustrated
Campaigners for a windfall tax on energy companies have begun criticising the prime minister after he ruled out such a move yesterday.
Final energy providers hike prices
ScottishPower and npower both increased gas and electricity prices today.
Zoom grounds operations for good
Low-cost carrier Zoom has cancelled all its scheduled flights after revealing it is to file for bankruptcy.
Govt blocks energy windfall tax plan
The government has dismissed the gathering momentum for a windfall tax on energy companies.
Leaders face tax policy pressure
Debate about how to respond to Britain’s economic woes is intensifying in both the Labour and Conservative parties.
Conservatives plan energy discounts
The Conservative Party is launching plans for low-income families unable to receive direct debit energy discounts to receive money off their gas and electricity bills.
E.On increases energy prices
Energy provide E.On is to increase gas prices by 26 per cent and electricity prices by 16 per cent from tomorrow for its eight million customers
‘Oil crunch’ looms on horizon
A new report has warned an ‘oil crunch’ looms on the global horizon, unless there is a dramatic reduction in demand.
British Energy £12bn takeover hits rocks
British Energy’s proposed takeover from French-owned EDF is on the rocks, putting the government’s energy policy in peril.
British Gas hikes gas prices 35%
British Gas owner Centrica is hiking gas prices by 35 per cent and electricity prices by nine per cent.
Energy market ‘puts jobs at risk’
Thousands of jobs are at risk unless the wholesale gas market undergoes reform, a group of MPs have warned.
EDF Energy ups prices for 5m
EDF Energy is increasing its electricity prices by 17 per cent and its gas prices by 22 per cent from today.
Ofgem: ’social tariffs must be cheapest deal’
Energy companies’ social tariffs must equal their cheapest deals, Ofgem has said as part of the regulator’s new guidelines to help fuel-poor consumers.
Govt seeks commitment to nuclear power
The government is seeking the construction of at least eight new nuclear power stations in the next 15 years, Gordon Brown hinted last night.
Light bulbs are still being left on
£2.6 billion a year spent on initiatives to improve energy use, but most homes still leave on lights.
Hutton fuels Cabinet disquiet
Business secretary John Hutton is leading pressure on chancellor Alistair Darling over plans to delay an announcement on a rise in fuel duty, a newspaper reports.
BG Group returns with hostile Origin approach
BG Group has unveiled a hostile bid for Australia’s Origin Energy, in what could be one of the country’s largest takeovers.
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