So it s great news that the small island of Islay off western Scotland, has this week become the first place in the world to use the power of the waves to produce electricity commercially. On Tuesday the first kilowatts of wave-generated power began supplying nearly 400 local homes on the island. Here in the UK we have loads of coast line, from which we could easily meet all our energy needs. So there should now be nothing holding us back. Three sites on the Welsh coast are now being considered for similar projects that could provide a fifth of Wales electricity needs.
Upstart is a new project aiming to set up a community renewable energy project in Somerset.
Fed up by the constant surveillance of the public, they surrounded the football pitch with a mass of cameras whilst comedian Mark Thomas provided a constant commentary alongside a huge television screen showing the game. A spokesperson from Undercurrents commented, The action was to highlight the police attempts at intimidating people during protests with video cameras. It is a waste of taxpayers money and is only designed to build secret files on us all. The referee of the match complained that the sound of Mark Thomas amplified commentary was putting the players off the match, and confusing them as to which wing they were supposed to be on. The report reads like a list of countries that have been severely fucked over by capitalism.