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- Climate protests in the UK courts - timeline Fri, 7 Jun 13, 2:00amFrom the Kingsnorth six to the Ratcliffe 20, environmental protesters have received a range of sentences for their actions2008 – the Kingsnorth sixSix Greenpeace campaigners were found not guilty of causing £30,000 of...
- Tech Talk - Future Natural Gas Supplies and Cyprus Sun, 31 Mar 13, 8:37pmThis post began as a view on the developments in Cyprus, and I am grateful to Gail for the suggestion, and it is my fault that it morphed a little from that simple original objective.
- E.ON lobbied for stiff sentences against Kingsnorth activists, papers show Wed, 20 Feb 13, 5:35amPower giant warned then energy secretary Ed Miliband that failure to impose tough sentences would 'impact' investmentThe UK chief executive of energy giant E.ON repeatedly lobbied the then-energy secretary Ed Miliband and...
- Shambolic history of the carbon capture contest Thu, 21 Oct 10, 3:32amE.ON is the latest contestant to withdraw from a competition which now has just one bidder remainingCarbon capture and storage: it's the race no one wants to win. Today E.ON became the latest contestant to withdraw from a...
- E.ON shelves plans to build Kingsnorth coal plant Wed, 20 Oct 10, 9:35pmThe energy firm has withdrawn from competition for the first CCS plant, saying the station would have been uneconomic to buildEnvironmentalists will today claim a victory over E.ON after the energy company finally confirmed...
- Coal-fired power stations win reprieve Mon, 16 Aug 10, 5:59amExclusive: Government's decision to put pollution standards 'on hold' raises possibility of dirtiest coal plants going aheadThe coalition is watering down a commitment to tough new environmental emissions standards, raising...
- Police to pay compensation to Kingsnorth climate camp protesters Mon, 14 Jun 10, 6:12pmKent police admit stop and search operation was a violation of human rights and agree to pay compensation to three protestersThree activists at the Kingsnorth Power Station protest in 2008 are to receive compensation after...
- Response: Coal is still a vital energy source for developing nations Thu, 22 Apr 10, 9:05amIt is unrealistic to expect South Africa, a nation rich in coal, to turn to more costly fuelsYour report about Britain's indecision in the runup to last week's World Bank vote over a loan for a cleaner coal plant in South...
- Climate activists predict direct action campaign against Scotland's 'Kingsnorth' Tue, 16 Mar 10, 3:13amAyrshire Power starts planning process for power station which would be UK's first to use carbon capture and storageClimate activists are predicting a campaign of direct action against a new coal-fired power station that...
- Climate activists threaten direct action campaign against Scotland's 'Kingsnorth' Tue, 16 Mar 10, 3:13amAyrshire Power starts planning process for power station which would be UK's first to use carbon capture and storageClimate activists are threatening a campaign of direct action against a new coal-fired power station that...
- £3bn coal power plant will test strength of Ed Miliband's environment rules Sat, 13 Mar 10, 5:54amNew plant in Scotland will have to prove that carbon capture technology worksThe first application to build a coal plant in Britain since energy secretary Ed Miliband introduced tough new environmental rules will be submitted...
- Tory MPs threaten to send green image up in smoke with emissions vote Wed, 24 Feb 10, 11:05amAmendment to energy bill which would set new emissions standard could fail if Tory backbenchers abstain as expectedA significant number of Tory MPs are expected to abstain today on a vote to cut emissions from coal-fired...
- E.ON chief: Preserve coal plants to keep lights on Tue, 19 Jan 10, 6:35amMothballed coal plants are vital back-up, says Paul GolbyEnvironmentalists condemn carbon-intensive power sourceAgeing coal-fired power stations should be exempted from environmental regulations and kept open to stop the...
- Britain's first carbon capture and storage plant to be built in Yorkshire Sat, 17 Oct 09, 3:36amEU funds demonstration project with €180m award to be matched by UK government for 900MW coal-fired power stationBritain's first carbon capture and storage demonstration plant will be built at Hatfield in Yorkshire, thanks...
- In praise of… cancelling Kingsnorth Fri, 9 Oct 09, 10:05amIt may seem curmudgeonly to sprinkle our meagre daily measure of praise upon the negation of something: the fact that a plan is not going ahead. Every so often, however, there are ideas so bad that jubilation is the only...