Energy from the community: a film by Good Energy Films
A story of microgeneration in North London.
36 ways to stop nuclear power
Our government supports the building of new nuclear power stations across the UK as a means of securing a future energy supply. But instead of “bridging the power gap” between fossil fuels and renewables, this means we’ll be creating tens of thousands of tonnes of hazardous radioactive waste which will remain dangerous for a million …
How to reduce your carbon footprint and save
EcoStreet has teamed up with Greenhelpline.com to offer you an easy way to substantially reduce your household’s carbon emissions without it costing you a penny. In fact, it will save you up to £150 on your annual energy bill. 2 tonnes/year is the average reduction that you can make to your CO2 footprint by switching …
Visit the Delabole Wind Fair
The 3rd annual Delabole Wind Fair is being held at the Delabole Wind Farm on Saturday 18th August from 11am-6pm. It’s hosted by Good Energy, and entrance is completely free. There will be wind turbine tours, forums about generating electricity at home, lots of entertainment for kids and grown ups, plenty of local and organic …
The Convenient Solution
Greenpeace explains why renewable energy, and not nuclear, is the convenient solution to cut carbon emissions.
EcoStreet’s Eco-radar – 13th July 2007
We’re mopping up the news stories that haven’t had their own featured blog posts at EcoStreet this week. And what a busy week it’s been too. There’s no longer any doubt about climate change, Gordon Brown’s government is threatening our greenbelt, and we’ve heard about how US news network Fox has been spreading misinformation about …
Another wind farm on the cards for Britain
RWE npower has announced that they have been given the go ahead for their biggest wind farm so far in Britain. They’re planning the £190 million 90 megawatt project, using 25 Siemens turbines at Rhyl Flats, off the North Wales coast. The project is expected to begin supplying green electricity in mid-2009, and combined with …
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What are we waiting for?
According to Greenpeace, two thirds of all energy generated in the UK’s nuclear, coal and gas fuelled power stations is lost as waste heat – that’s enough heat to meet the whole of the UK’s heating and hot water needs. Greenpeace has launched a new short film, “What are we waiting for?” Made by BAFTA …