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Greta Jonyniate | 05.03.12

News stories – 5th of March 2012

Top news stories

Plea to Osborne: keep up the heat for our green jobs – The Sunday Times
BP yet to finalise £5bn settlement over Gulf of Mexico oil spill – The Guardian
Ancient woodlands under threat from new planning laws, campaigners warn – The Guardian
Lord Smith: The man who hopes his flow of ideas will save us from drought – The Independent
Water levels in 250 stretches of river are dangerously low – The Independent

Solar

Germany to cut solar power subsidies – The Guardian
German solar incentive cut to be delayed: sources‎ Reuters UK
Greenbury Energy launches to give South Yorkshire an energy boost- Solar Power Portal
Solar revolution could bring power to 1.4 billion people- Responding to Climate Change
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Wind
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Wind power adds £45bn to cost of climate targets – The Sunday Times
How much profit will a turbine turn? - Telegraph.co.uk
‎Brian Monteith: Tories could benefit from wind farm fears - Scotsman
‎Opposition gathers over wind farms - H&V News
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Food
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Now the Asparagus crop arrives a month early because of our mild winter weather – Daily Mail
Cattle virus hits nine more farms – The Independent
Is the food revolution just a great big fat lie? – The Guardian
The People's Supermarket: where even the smell of baking bread is genuine – The Guardian
Organic product sales in UK fall by 3.7% in 2011 – The Guardian
Agroforestry comes of age, but will UK farmers embrace it? – The Ecologist

Ethical Finance
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Guinness Starts a Fund for U.K. Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency – Bloomberg
Report: US Green Deal-style financing could help yield $1tr in energy savings – Business Green
Chu unveils $180m offshore wind innovation fund – Business Green
Energy savings to finance the Bridgelux-Chevron LED deal – Ecofriend

Interesting news

Top 10… green travel blogs – The Ecologist
Plastic Bag Makers Challenge San Francisco's Plastic Bag Ban - Treehugger
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie To Build Eco-Friendly Theme Park for Their Six Kids - Inhabitat
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