Sustainable energy news UK

2011
Friends of the Earth to take legal action over Government solar cuts, 11 November foe.co.uk, 11 November 2011 
Government cuts solar energy support, 31 October foe.co.uk, 31 October 2011 
Renewable energy hits record high in UK, Second quarter of 2011 saw green generation contribute 9.6% per cent of the UK's electricity supply, a 50% rise on 2010, 29 September guardian.co.uk, 29 September 2011 
2010 wind generation in Scotland was nearly one third more than in England, and almost five times greater than in Wales. decc.gov.uk, 29 September 2011 place
Greenpeace takes government to court over nuclear power expansion, 26 August. greenpeace.org.uk, 26 August, 2011 Greenpeace UK has today served legal papers on the government for unlawfully failing to take into account the implications of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in their future planning for the building of new nuclear power stations at sites in Britain. 
Go-ahead given for two new biomass stations in Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, which combined will produce enough electricity to meet the needs of over a million homes. 10 August decc.gov.uk, 10 August 2011 place
Communities working together are more likely to encourage reduced domestic energy use and increase the popularity of renewable energy technologies than individual green pioneers or even government campaigns, 5 July ippr.org, 5 Jul 2011 
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