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UK energy crunch, solar panels & earth news
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The latest UK energy, solar panels and environmental news
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What have food prices and energy got in common?
Did you know that Russia has banned exports of its wheat surplus, due to shortages by freak weather conditions over the country? The consequences of this will soon be drastic and painful, as the UK will see food prices rise steeply over the next year. As the global demand for oil and gas increases and [...]
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2010 sees record rise in UK solar panels installed
A record number of homeowners had solar panels installed this month and this year, according to energy regulator Ofgem. PV or Photovoltaic panels have been fitted to 2,257 homes so far during August, up from 1,700 in July and 1,400 in June. More than 6,688 homes have had solar panels fitted since April, when the [...]
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James Lovelock?s Gaia stands the test of time
My copy of Gaia is a first edition from 1979. To re-read the original text is to be reminded, in all sorts of unexpected ways, how far we have come. Its author has since morphed from J E, an “independent scientist”, to James Lovelock, the world-famous author and speaker. The once-tentative Gaia hypothesis has become part [...]
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The sun shines for solar panels installations in the UK
Solar panels have always been a bit of green product, used only by the environmentalists to live a more eco lifestyle, however these days the solar panels industry has matured, the technology has evolved to squeeze more energy from the sun and nowadays you are more likely to see a solar installation on a retired [...]
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Will peak oil make you think seriously about solar panels?
Climate change is a stealthy foe, hard to feel, see or identify. Unlike peak oil. So here’s another question: did western administrations know that the International Energy Agency (IEA) had been consistently concealin the imminence of peak oil? One might hope our leaders would know about something as serious as this. But if they did, why [...]
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