Faced with climate change, economic doldrums and collapsing oil prices, the government has the perfect opportunity to put Britain on the right track, write Simon Bullock & Tony Bosworth - reduce our dependency on fossil fuels, and invest in renewables and efficiency. So what's it actually doing? The exact opposite.
Fracking, the oil price crash, and the 'greenest government ever' Simon Bullock Tony Bosworth FoE | 2nd February 2015 Comment Fossil Fuels Economics Politics Corporations Fracking Oil Gas …
Shale gas advocates say we must open up the UK to fracking to reduce our dependence on Russian gas, writes Tony Bosworth. But why not just burn less of the stuff? Energy efficiency and renewables can achieve the same aim without the adverse impacts on land, water and climate.
Forget fracking - efficiency and renewables are the key to energy security Tony Bosworth FoE | 27th May 2015 Comment Fracking Energy Politics UK fracking-cameron-cut.jpg Shale gas advocates say we …
Last week the EU ratified the Paris Agreement to limit climate change, writes Tony Bosworth. So how did Communities Secretary Sajid Javid mark the occasion? By overturning Lancashire's democratic rejection of fracking, so giving a whole new fossil fuel industry the green light to let rip. Hypocrisy? The word hardly does justice to our government's mendacity.
Fracking trumps climate change, pollution, health - and democracy Tony Bosworth FoE | 13th October 2016 Ethical Living Fracking Climate Change UK Fossil Fuels Gas Politics lancs-protest-cut.jpg Last …