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Tidal power only five years away

22nd December 2009

Tidal power could be generated in Sark's waters in the next five years, if Chief Pleas decide to explore the idea.

Dreaming of a green Christmas

22nd December 2009

Father Christmas delivers a special message about his hopes for a green Christmas and the coming year.

Copenhagen fails green investors

22nd December 2009

The biggest step Copenhagen could have taken to stimulate the green economy would have been to send a strong signal that the price of carbon dioxide pollution will rise.

Geothermal power plant gets funds

21st December 2009

Plans to build a geothermal power plant in Cornwall have been backed with a government grant of nearly £1.5m.

Reservoirs' surplus produce power

21st December 2009

Fifty days of rain in Devon and Cornwall results in full reservoirs, with a surplus generating electricity, South West Water says.

Government car emissions 'rise'

18th December 2009

The first annual report into how green the Welsh Assembly Government is finds emissions from its cars have risen.

Copenhagen climate talks in quotes

17th December 2009

Quotes from the UN climate conference in Copenhagen as world leaders gather for the final stages in a last-minute bid to secure a comprehensive deal.

Climate talks at the crossroads

17th December 2009

The UN climate summit in Copenhagen is mulling arguments from all sides - but not everyone agrees on how to align the interests of business and the climate.