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United Kingdom: EDF to cut jobs to control cost of nuclear project
2013-04-23 15:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: EDF energy is cutting scores of jobs to control costs at the site of its proposed new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset. The company is in the middle of difficult negotiations with ministers over the level of public subsidy the new reactors will receive over the next 40 years but insisted the project is not being mothballed and that it is not "holding a gun to the government's head". The company has already spent 800m on developing the 14bn project and lost its junior partner...
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United Kingdom: Minister confirms plan to increase support for renewable heat technologies
2013-04-22 01:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The financial returns for businesses installing renewable heat technologies are likely to increase from next year, after climate minister Greg Barker confirmed an upcoming consultation on the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme will increase tariffs for some technologies. Speaking to BusinessGreen as part of a wide-ranging interview on the policy, Barker acknowledged the department had faced a series of technical and resource issues that have resulted in repeated delays to the introduction of...
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United Kingdom: Hartlepool nuclear power plant fire triggers emergency response
2013-04-21 10:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A fire at a nuclear power plant triggered a major response by emergency services after smoke was seen billowing into the air. Police and fire crews were called to Hartlepool power station at about 6.30pm on Saturday after a blaze broke out while a turbine was being reactivated. The fire caused smoke to billow from the plant but Cleveland police said it was drifting away from nearby homes. Firefighters extinguished the blaze but remained on site as a precaution. No one was injured. A statement...
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United Kingdom: Operation Disclosure forces DfT London lockdown
2013-04-18 13:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ecologist: Emily Johns has been standing outside the Department for Transport's (DfT's) offices for nearly an hour, unable to penetrate the fluorescent wall of security guards that form an indomitable barrier between her and the entrance to Great Minster House. Instead she hands out leaflets to staff entering the building, imploring them to leak documents that campaigners against the BHLR have travelled to London to peacefully search for as part of Operation Disclosure -- if they can get access. Eventually,...
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United Kingdom: Renewables target for National Trust
2013-04-18 06:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The National Trust has revealed a plan to generate half of its power from renewable sources by 2020. The trust already has 150 individual renewables schemes, but the new document projects how fossil fuel will be reduced across its properties. It aspires to set an example to others by integrating renewable energy into sensitive landscapes. The organisation has been criticised for its chairman's vociferous campaign against wind power. This is considered as the renewable source with most...
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