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- Should wind power in the UK be scaled back? | Head to head Fri, 25 Apr 14, 10:13pmMaria McCaffery and Mark Wallace debate the costs, subsidies and future of windfarms Continue reading...
- Will Tory plans kill onshore wind in the UK? Thu, 24 Apr 14, 8:59pmEnergy minister Michael Fallon says the UK has enough onshore wind. Will new plans to pull subsidies and change planning permission mean the end of the industry?
- Tories would scrap windfarm subsidies Thu, 24 Apr 14, 6:26pmMinister says Conservatives will end projects funded by energy bills and hand planning power to local councils Eco audit: will Tory plans kill onshore wind in the UK?The Tories have pledged that if they are elected with an...
- 'Frack Master' says UK shale gas market threatened by scaremongering Mon, 16 Dec 13, 2:16amUS energy chief says fracking industry has failed to put forward positive argument about UK shale gas drillingInvestment in the British shale gas market is being threatened by "scaremongering" green campaigners, according...
- Windfarms that float on the sea raise hopes of a greener future Sun, 24 Nov 13, 11:06amA green light for new floating platforms off the Scottish coast should help lower the cost of a low-carbon economyA floating windfarm, which ministers hope could hold the key to cutting the cost of renewable energy, has been...
- Lib Dems dismiss Tory threat to cut renewable energy subsidies Mon, 7 Oct 13, 11:48pmSenior Lib Dem says cut is not legally possible because contracts with energy companies are already in placeThe Liberal Democrats have dismissed a Conservative threat to cut renewable energy subsidies in order to reduce consumer...
- Fracking will meet resistance from southern nimbys, minister warns Sun, 4 Aug 13, 9:13pmMichael Fallon says: 'We are going to see how thick their rectory walls are, whether they like the flaring at the end of the drive'A warning that fracking may soon lead to fierce resistance from middle-class southern nimbys...
- Ask a grown-up: why can't we put our nuclear waste into a rocket and fire it into the sun? Sat, 27 Jul 13, 4:00pmMinister of state for energy Michael Fallon answers nine-year-old Kit's questionThis imaginative proposal would unfortunately pose some practical difficulties...
- Michael Fallon offers £25m to keep UK at forefront of aerospace research Mon, 17 Jun 13, 9:01amBusiness and energy minister plans to announce initiative for raising further funds for sector at Paris air show on MondayThe government will vow to help Britain capitalise on fast-growing global demand for new aerospace...
- Coalition still 'optimistic' about nuclear power despite EDF and China concerns Sat, 18 May 13, 2:25amBuilding programme advancing, says minister as expectations of timetable delay at Hinkley Point grow and Chinese 'lose interest'The government has insisted it was still optimistic about plans to build a series of nuclear...
- What Michael Fallon can do to prove his green credentials | Barry Gardiner Fri, 29 Mar 13, 6:44amThe new energy minister can make a real impact by announcing his support for a 2030 decarbonisation targetDavid Cameron's decision to move the erstwhile energy minister John Hayes to a made-up role in the Cabinet Office shows...
- Hayes, Fallon, deckchairs, Titanic Thu, 28 Mar 13, 10:17pmYou know what? There was a time – perhaps as recently as six or twelve months ago – when I would have been seriously heartened by the news of Cameron's latest mini reshuffle...