Illinois is one of six US states that allows communities to aggregate and specify their energy purchases. Now 91 - comprising 1.7 million people - have used that power to buy 100% renewable electricity.
… Ecologist | 9th March 2014 News USA Energy Renewables Community wind-farm-illinois.png … people - have used that power to buy 100% renewable electricity. Illinois has embraced renewable electricity on a massive scale not …
Following a 1 million signature Greenpeace petition, LEGO has pledged not to renew a 50-year link with the oil company Shell. The move comes as Shell bids to renew its Arctic drilling in 2015, and following revelations that it is trying to dilute environmental regulation in Arctic waters.
… ostracised by society." LEGO committed to renewable energy In stark contrast to Shell, … policies include a commitment to produce more renewable energy than they use, phase out oil …
Not only does the Government hate onshore wind, now it's turning against large scale solar. Its latest 'big idea' is to lock projects above 5MW out of the Renewables Obligation, while keeping tight limits on rooftop schemes.
… solar' The Ecologist | 13th May 2014 News UK Renewables Politics Solar … is to lock projects above 5MW out of the Renewables Obligation, while keeping tight … DECC is consulting on a proposal to close the Renewables Obligation (RO) to 5MW+ solar farm …
Two innovative renewable energy projects are moving forward in Scotland: Britain's first tidal power array, and the world's first deployment of two-bladed wind offshore turbines. The experimental technologies are hoped to achieve significant cost savings and unlock a huge offshore energy resource.
… | 29th August 2014 News Oceans Energy Renewables Finance double-first.jpg Two innovative renewable energy projects are moving forward … player in the development of the offshore renewable energy industry for over 10 years. …
A new wave power generator has moved closer to reality after successful testing in simulated marine conditions. An array of the 1.5MW 'Searaser' devices could be deployed on Britain's coast within a few years.
… The Ecologist | 27th October 2014 News Renewables UK Technology Oceans Energy … of the biggest hurdles in the deployment of renewable energy on a scale that fulfils … at any time of the day or night to make renewable electricity on demand. The sea could …
A study of 245 large dams carried out at Oxford University shows that big hydropower is uneconomic. Actual costs are typically double pre-construction estimates - and have not improved over 70 years. ASEAN energy ministers take note!
… News Water Energy Malaysia Asia Economics Renewables bakun-dam.jpg A study of 245 large … and 'liars' have been at the helm." ASEAN Renewable Energy Week The new study was released in time for the ASEAN Renewable Energy Week 2014, which started …
Amazon threat from soybean expansion delayed for a year - but 8 million hectares of unprotected forest at risk from 2015 pending new measures.
Brazil extends Amazon protection from soy farms The Ecologist | 3rd January 2014 News Amazon Brazil Food Farming Forests soy-rondonia.png Amazon threat from soybean expansion delayed for a year - but …
The European Commission has launched its public consultation over the UK's proposed state aid to the proposed Hinkley C nuclear plant in Somerset - and in the process delivered a mighty broadside against the UK Government's plans.
… in the future." Crowding out investment in renewables "Firstly, the UK argues that the … or combinations of technologies, including renewable energy sources. "The Commission … into new low-carbon technologies, including renewable technologies, that would otherwise …
The UK tried to make the EU relax its rules on State Aid to allow subsidies to nuclear power. Now we know - it failed. The chances that the Hinkley C power station will ever be built have fallen another notch.
… should plough investment into Britain's clean renewable energy where prices are tumbling, … for putting the brakes on small and mid-scale renewable energy projects. It is now clearer …
A unique community purchase of Forestry Commission land in the Highlands will see native Caledonian pinewoods re-established over 1086 hectares of commercial conifer woods planted in the 1970s, complete with relict ancient pines.
Caledonian pine forest set for 1,000 ha expansion The Ecologist | 5th June 2014 News Forests UK Society cal-pine-1-cut.jpg A unique community purchase of Forestry Commission land in the Highlands …
The Green MP for Brighton, Caroline Lucas, and four other protestors have been found 'not guilty' by Brighton magistrates on charges of obstructing the highway and other public order offences at a 2013 anti-fracking protest. 'The fight goes on!'
… change but only by urgently switching to renewable energy, reducing energy demand and … efforts to make the most of the UK's rich renewable energy resources" , added Lucas. …
The UK is bidding for a massive €46 billion loan from the European Investment Bank to finance the construction of three new nuclear power stations at Hinkley Point, Wylfa and Moorside - while Poland is seeking €8bn for huge new coal mines and power plants and €12bn for new nuclear.
… combustion plants to meet the UK's 2020 renewable energy targets which face "lack of … sectors such as energy efficiency and renewables get priority over fossil fuels. The …
Theatrical protest group the Reclaim Shakespeare Company has invaded the British Museum and held a surprise performance challenging BP's sponsorship of the popular Vikings exhibition.
Vikings looting and pillaging? No, it's BP The Ecologist | 29th April 2014 News Fossil Fuels Oil Arts vikings-brit-mus-cut.jpg It's not the Vikings looting and pillaging at the British Museum - it's …
The Kenyan government has begun to forcibly evict tens of thousands of Sengwer indigenous people from their ancestral forest lands and burn their homes, food stores and belongings to the ground. The World Bank wrings its hands.
Kenya: police begin Forest People evictions The Ecologist | 23rd January 2014 News Indigenous People Forests World Bank Kenya torched-sengwer-home.png The Kenyan government has begun to forcibly …
New York has approved a major expansion of the state's 'NY-Sun' initiative - a program that is boosting solar power across the state. The program has been extended through 2023 and aims to deliver a tenfold increase in the clean energy source.
… | 25th April 2014 News USA Solar Power Renewables Energy dykelumber-rooftop-solar.jpg …
The High Court has overturned a 'fatally flawed' decision by Eric Pickles MP to refuse planning permission for a locally popular 24MW solar farm on former WW2 airfield in Suffolk, England, close to an industrial estate and go-kart circuit.
… | 26th June 2014 News UK Development Solar Renewables Politics UK Law …
Greenpeace activists are well into the second day of their occupation of an Arctic oil rig in the Barents Sea, which they say endangers the nearby Bear Island nature reserve. Statoil has conceded that drilling may have to be delayed.
… on oil, and to move towards a clean and renewable future. "We live on a beautiful, …
Reversing the Environment Agency cuts, tightening planning rules for flood plains, holding rainwater back in upland catchments ... all part of the Green Party's new ten-point flood management and resilience plan.
… by committing to a binding EU-target on renewables Strengthen planning rules for urban …
Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide will join the Peoples' Climate March on Sunday - but will leaders at the UN Climate Summit on Tuesday be listening? Probably not, but all the more reason to act, and build a broad-based, global, popular movement for climate action.
… The same interests are also opposing renewable energy and have succeeded in …
There are now more than 400,000 electric cars on the world's roads - twice as many as a year ago, and on current trends there will be a million by 2016. Leading the market are the USA, Japan and China - while Europe trails behind.
… in the fields of photovoltaic energy, renewable fuels, battery technology, fuel …
Greenland's first female prime minister is on a modernising drive to prosperity and independence, But will the combination of melting glaciers, oil, mining projects and mass immigration bring wealth or destruction?
… energy. We are currently investing in renewables, which is very important to us." …