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e on leaves sooty footprint
E.On leaves sooty footprint Greenpeace are reporting a story on E.On's plans to build the first new coal fired power station in the UK for thirty years. You might recognise the name E.On, they are one of the UK's larger utility companies with an advertising budget to match. You know, all those ads featuring wind turbines(1),...
01/02/2008

nuclear go ahead given
Nuclear go ahead given The UK government (UK.Gov) has given the go ahead to a new programme of nuclear power development. While Business Secretary John Hutton was telling MP's that nuclear power would give the UK a "safe and affordable" source of energy Greenpeace lambasted the governments plan saying "We can easily keep the lights on by...
10/01/2008

bitter blow for lemon tree
Bitter blow for lemon tree If you've been to an arts event in Aberdeen chances are it was hosted at the Lemon Tree. Sadly the Lemon Tree was forced to close last week after the City's resource management council refused to bridge a funding shortfall at the charitable arts organisation. While Aberdeen prides itself on the annual...
11/12/2007

call for un to limit use of bio fuels
Call for UN to limit use of bio-fuels International environmental NGO's today called for governments not to promote bio-fuels as a solution to climate change. Bio-fuels (also known as agrofuels) look set to feature highly in the forthcoming UN climate change talks in Bali, Indonesia. The surge in demand for bio-fuels has resulted in large areas of...
30/11/2007

trump teed off over course
Trump Tee'd off over course A planned golf course and hotel complex by the American Billionaire property "tycoon" Donald Trump has been rejected by Aberdeenshire council. In a country where even the smallest village has a links, Trump wanted to build two; not to mention a 450 bed hotel, 100 holiday flats and a 500 house...
30/11/2007