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- North Sea oil exploration to be allocated taxpayers’ money Fri, 5 Dec 14, 9:39amFinancial support for seismic surveys welcomed by oil industry but criticised by environmental campaignersTaxpayers’ money could be channelled directly into North Sea oil exploration under a scheme announced to the industry...
- £2.3bn for flood defences in pre-election spending commitments Tue, 2 Dec 14, 6:58pmEd Davey, energy secretary, plans to start talks next month to discuss the potential of the UK’s first lagoon power project
- Flood defences get £2.3bn in pre-election spending commitments Tue, 2 Dec 14, 11:01amEd Davey, energy secretary, plans to start talks next month to discuss the potential of the UK’s first lagoon power projectThe coalition government’s pre-election infrastructure spending bonanza will continue on Tuesday...
- Petrol retailers urged to cut prices in line with falling oil costs Fri, 7 Nov 14, 4:27amDanny Alexander says consumers would be justifiably angry if pump prices are not reduced as much as they should beThe government has urged petrol retailers to cut prices to bring them in line with plunging oil costs.Danny...
- David Cameron at centre of 'get rid of all the green crap' storm Fri, 22 Nov 13, 9:04amNo 10 says it does not recognise the phrase but prime minister's team does not explicitly deny such a statement was madeDavid Cameron was at the centre of a storm on Thursday over whether he ordered aides to "get rid of all...
- Nuclear power gets £10bn financial guarantee boost Fri, 28 Jun 13, 6:44amMinisters respond to warnings that UK is on brink of power blackouts with support for French generator EDF to build Hinkley Point nuclear power plantThe government has responded to warnings that Britain is on the brink of...
- Danny Alexander announces £10bn of guarantees for nuclear power station Thu, 27 Jun 13, 9:47pmAs well as support for Hinkley Point power station, Alexander also sets out road-building and affordable housing investmentThe government has announced a bid to unlock investment in nuclear power by offering £10bn of guarantees...
- Letters: Questions over UK's commitment to non-proliferation Tue, 29 Jan 13, 8:00amI was pleased that as part of your extensive coverage of the Trident options (23 January) your diarist Hugh Muir included mention of the huge disparity between public money devoted annually to nuclear disarmament verification...
- Energy policy negotiated as coalition leaders meet to discuss green agenda Wed, 17 Oct 12, 4:00pmCameron and Clegg concerned about threats by major investment companies that they might leave the UKSenior coalition figures meet on Wednesday for crisis talks about the UK's stalling energy investment program amid growing...
- Tidal power harnessed to light and heat the huge Deep aquarium in Hull Wed, 7 Mar 12, 3:40amThe Humber estuary's tidal stream will power a 20m platform's hidden turbine - and Treasury secretary Danny Alexander should glimpse it on a visit to Hull this weekThe gradual development of tidal generating power, which...
- Government moves to calm carbon capture funding fears Mon, 28 Nov 11, 10:54pmDepartment of Energy and Climate Change insists £1bn still available for pioneering projects despite earlier comments from the TreasuryThe government was forced to reassure the carbon capture and storage industry on Monday...