The energy regulator Ofgem has issued a strong warning that the margin between energy generation and consumption is closing and that the UK risks blackouts in just...
The amount of shale gas located in Lancashire and Yorkshire is actually far greater than initial estimates suggested, but it’s unclear how much can actually be...
Savings or cuts of £11.5 billion were announced today for the spending period 2015/2016. With the lowest interest rates in history, spare capacity in the economy,...
Barack Obama gave what many consider to be the most important speech of his presidency on Tuesday, declaring his commitment to tackle climate change and save...
Welcome to Blue & Green Tomorrow’s Guide to Climate Change 2013. As one of the defining issues not just of our generation, but of recent human...
Welcome to Blue & Green Tomorrow’s Guide to Climate Change 2013. As one of the defining issues not just of our generation, but of recent human history, manmade...
RWE Npower director Nina Skorupska was recently unveiled as the Renewable Energy Association’s (REA) new chief executive. At the end of July, she will take over...
One of the criticisms of solar power and other renewable energies are their apparent status as ‘subsidy junkies’; another is their efficiency. In a recent interview,...
Eighteen years ago today, the ‘battle of Brent Spar’ between Shell and Greenpeace came to an end, with the oil giant opting not to sink its...
It is hard, if not impossible, to image whether the most important inventions of modern history and the Industrial Revolution itself would have happened without the...
Three-day weeks and brownouts may seem like a distant and unpleasant memory. We face a similar crisis in the coming decade unless our government acts soon...
British Gas owner Centrica has bought a 25% stake one of the UK’s leading fracking firms, which has a license to explore shale gas sites in...
The final place in WealthInsight’s top 10 ranking of the richest small towns in Britain is horse racing hotspot Ascot, where around 300 millionaires live. But...
The penultimate location in WealthInsight’s top 10 ranking of the richest small towns in Britain is Bray, which around 350 millionaires call their home. Located in the...
Alderley Edge, eighth on WealthInsight’s ranking of the richest small towns in Britain, is an affluent village in Cheshire, which has around 350 millionaires among its...