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Sun is setting on critical renewable energy tax credits
A thriving renewable energy industry is a critical solution to problems such as high energy prices and climate change. But unless Congress extends the renewable tax credits soon, the industry’s steady growth could stall. For the past year, lawmakers have vigorously debated three inter-connected issues: energy costs, the economy, and climate change. Green power is part of the solution for all three. First, a sustained clean energy boom will make our economy less dependent on fossil fuels such as natural gas that are subject to significant price volatility. Second, better policy support for green ... |
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Court deals major blow to UK coal-fired power plans
British Government Ministers have suffered a blow to their energy plans as six Greenpeace UK volunteers were acquitted of criminal damage by a Crown Court jury in a case that centred on the contribution made to climate change by burning coal. The charges arose after the six attempted to shut down the Kingsnorth coal-fired power station in Kent last year by scaling the chimney and painting the Prime Minister`s name down the side. The defendants pleaded `not guilty` and relied in court on the defence of `lawful excuse` - claiming they shut the power station in order to defend property of a greater ... |
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