by Vince Adams | Jun 28, 2015 | Climate Change, Community Energy, Energy News for UK, Sustainable Living
One of my heroes David Attenborough was interviewed this morning on the Andrew Marr Show and asked about his views on climate change. His response was that if we only replace now fossil fuels with renewables we can turn back climate change. This is so fundamental and...
by Vince Adams | Jun 17, 2015 | Energy News for UK, Sustainable Living
Power in the hands of other Countries Europe imports over half the energy it consumes. Only Denmark is left as an exporter. We import 90 percent of our crude oil. We import 66 percent of our natural gas. Even 40 percent of our nuclear fuel comes from beyond European...
by Vince Adams | Jun 4, 2015 | Climate Change, Energy News for UK, Solar Energy, Sustainable Energy Stories, Sustainable Living, Uncategorized
Cover all new roof spaces with Solar or Plants I just read this article on the Guardian website and its so simple why don’t we do something similar. Local authorities will be empowered to ensure that on all new builds they will have to have either solar panels...
by Lets Get Energized | May 26, 2015 | Community Energy, Energy News for UK, Green Electricity & Gas, Renewable Energy, Uncategorized
News from Regen SW Community and localised energy supply can benefit consumers, renewable generators and network operators. However, there are still many commercial and regulatory barriers to selling the energy you generate directly to your local community. In the...
by Vince Adams | May 21, 2015 | Community Energy, Energy News for UK, Sustainable Living, Uncategorized
The Island of Eigg “Renewable Energy in ACTION” This week’s radio 4 programme Costing the Earth described how the people of one of the UK’s most remote Islands had developed a renewable energy plan that now provides the Island with 90% of its...
by Anna Celeste | May 5, 2015 | Climate Change, Energy News for UK, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Living, Wildlife & Nature
Just a quick post as its Election Week to recommend you check out Friends of the Earth’s page on the Election manifestos: highs and lows to help you understand where all the parties stand on key environmental issues. You can also check out...