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The Populist Policy Problem
9th May 2014 | Peter Rolton: Chairman, Rolton Group
The forthcoming local and European elections are now less than two weeks away, and contending parties have been doggedly campaigning to increase their chances of securing seats both at home and in Brussels.
Separating the Woodchip from the Trees
10th May 2013 | Peter Rolton
Biomass developments get a relatively high level of coverage in the field of sustainable technologies; some laud it as a major player in the move to a cleaner environment, while at the other end of the spectrum some brand it ‘Dirtier than Coal’.
Energy: The Weapon of Mass Coercion Pt. II
12th April 2013 | Peter Rolton
Last week I wrote about the emerging concept of energy as a weapon in the fight between state and corporation, and how this might pan out in future as the world’s resources continue to dwindle.
Case Study: Straw Biomass
28th March 2013 | David Williams
This week we proudly present another guest blog, written by Chief Executive of Eco2 and Chair of the Welsh Government’s Energy and Environment Advisory Panel, David Williams.
Glimpsing the summit from Ecobuild
22nd March 2013 | Paul King
This week we are delighted to feature a guest blog from Paul King, Chief Executive of the UK Green Building Council, who writes of the challenges which lay in wait over the coming years as we make the necessary transition to a more sustainable Britain.
Davey Falters in the Forum
22nd February 2013 | Kate Roche
When Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey opened the floor to questions about the Green Deal from the online forum Mumsnet, he worked hard to get users on-side, greeting everyone to whom he was responding personally and sprinkling his answers generously with friendly exclamation marks.
Britain's Nuclear Problem
15th February 2013 | Kate Roche
Last week saw a triple-faceted disaster unfold in the UK nuclear industry, with Cumbria’s refusal to play host to a planned underground waste storage centre, the Sellafield site facing prosecution for sending radioactive waste to landfill instead of the low level waste repository it was intended for, and, most worryingly, Centrica’s announcement that it will not proceed with its plans to build nuclear reactors in Suffolk and Somerset.