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  Environmental policies of the new UK coalition Govt - by frog

  
  
  
  Environmental journos at Grist analysed the environment policy platform of the new UK Conservative/Lib Dem coalition. Some items of note: The establishment of a high-speed rail network. The cancellation of the third runway at Heathrow International Airport. The establishment of a smart grid and the roll-out of smart meters (I bet they won’t be the [...] read more
  May 17, 2010 2:17 pm - 4 Comments
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  Conservatives call for effective ban on thermal generation without CCS - by frog

  
  
  
  The debate in the UK has been slowly heating up since the middle of last year, when a right-wing think tank called on the Labour government to impose gradually reducing emissions standards for all power plants. The effect would have been a ban on new coal plants without Carbon Capture and Storage, (CCS), while allowing [...] read more
  January 30, 2009 10:52 am - 3 Comments
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  How to deal with a recession - by frog

  
  
  
  There’s been lots of talk about a looming recession this week.  It would be interesting to see what the other parties’ policy proposals would be in the event of a recession.  The traditional conservative response would be to balance the books by cutting expenditure; Tighten your belt and tough it out.  By contrast you’d expect [...] read more
  January 24, 2008 9:21 am - 88 Comments