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28 December 2004 - Community sets fossil fuel target
A Perthshire community is aiming to drastically reduce its dependence on fossil fuels like oil and coal.
BBC News Scotland
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27 November 2004 - Powering the planet
According to the International Energy Agency the world will need almost 60% more energy in 2030 than in 2002.
BBC News
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9 November 2004 - Meeting soaring demand
The BBC's Alex Kirby looks at the challenge of providing the world with energy without damaging the environment, as part of Planet Under Pressure, a BBC series on environmental issues.
BBC News
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4 October 2004 - When the power runs out
Once, they promised electricity too cheap to bother metering - but for many years, Britain's nuclear power stations have been in decline.
BBC News
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1 October 2004 - Power on the move
Many people produce their own power, something simple enough to do if you have an engine and enough power to pull a furnished ice cream van full of kids around the country.
BBC News
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19 September 2004 - Running the powerhouse of Britain
London consumes as much electricity as Portugal or Ireland. But despite its mammoth consumption it lags behind the rest of the country as a city using the least renewable energy.
BBC News London
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15 September 2004 - Micropower could fuel UK homes
A mini-power station on the roof of many UK homes will soon be possible and affordable, a British think-tank says.
BBC News
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13 September 2004 - UK must lead on climate change
Tory leader Michael Howard has accused Tony Blair of squandering the chance to lead efforts against climate change.
BBC News
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2 September 2004 - Renewable energy in the home
Fuel bills for millions of UK households will rise in September, after British Gas announced big price rises. An energy saving expert explains how going green could pay off.
BBC News
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21 July 2004 - Minister praises renewable energy
Cornwall is leading the way with renewable and sustainable energy, according to a government minister.
BBC News Cornwall
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30 June 2004 - Call for shift from wind energy
MSPs have called for a "fully fledged" policy on renewable energy saying that the focus should shift from wind farms to wave and tidal power.
BBC News Scotland
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11 June 2004 - UK charged with nuclear 'fudge'
One of the UK's foremost environmental thinkers, Sir Crispin Tickell, has accused British politicians of failing to give a lead on nuclear energy.
BBC News
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25 May 2004 - Father of the Gaia theory
The price of oil continued its relentless rise to a record high, indicative of our addiction to the stuff.
BBC News
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22 April 2004 - What to use when the oil runs out
Part of the attraction of oil for most of us has probably always been its key-turning, switch-flicking simplicity.
BBC News
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21 April 2004 - Head to Head: Oil concerns
There is little question that oil will one day run out - the issue is more when the reservoirs will run dry. But even if there is enough to see us through the foreseeable future, does the spectre of global warming mean we should in any case rein in our consumption?
BBC News
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1 March 2004 - MoD 'threatening UK energy plans'
The Royal Society says the Ministry of Defence is jeopardising the development of the UK's renewable energy potential.
BBC News
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16 January 2004 - Official report backs green power
New research on the impact of renewable energy has concluded that it could sustain tens of thousands of jobs across the UK.
BBC News Scotland
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21 October 2003 - Turn your house into a mini power station
As autumn sends a chill down the spine, heating one's house doesn't have to hurt the environment. Technological advances have given us a range of innovations for turning the humble home into a mini-power station.
BBC News
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30 April 2003 - Green energy 'could power region'
A government agency has said the South West has enough renewable energy resources to supply all its energy needs. Only 1% of energy in the region currently comes from renewable sources.
BBC News England
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17 March 2003 - Boost for green energy
A new body to encourage businesses in the east of England to go green and invest in renewable energy has been set up.
BBC News England
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24 February 2003 - UK unveils green energy plans
The UK is to commit to a big shift towards cleaner forms of energy, Tony Blair has said.
BBC News
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3 September 2002 - Renewable Energy - the Americans wanted out
Despite the slippage in Johannesburg, a world summit deal was getting closer. But it was emerging that one crucial target - on renewable energy - had gone, because it seems, the Americans wanted that out if they were to agree on a sanitation target.
BBC News
- 2002 - Leicester, UK Globeshare
Global warming is leading to catastrophic environmental change. Tony Blair described it as "the greatest threat to our environment today". But, why is global warming the greatest threat to our environment?
BBC Leicester
- 4 June 2001 - Devon, UK makes its mark
Renewable energy projects are making their mark in Devon. The dozens of schemes around the county are now being brought under a new umbrella project to be officially launched today.
BBC Devon