March 23rd, 2012 | Government Action, Locals Taking Action
- and this time it’s final. The government today was refused leave to appeal to the Supreme Court – by the Supreme Court, so there’s nowhere left to go. So, if you were one of those who kept the faith and had PV panels installed between 12 December 2011 and …
February 21st, 2012 | Energy Saving Tips, Government Action, Locals Taking Action
Shropshire households have installed massively more cavity wall and loft insulation than the average for England, and are above the average take up for self- generation of electricity; but they are still using 13.5% more electricity and 4.5% less gas than the average – which means they are paying more …
February 6th, 2012 | Energy Saving Tips, Government Action, Locals Taking Action
The days of cheap cavity wall and loft insulation are numbered, so if you haven’t got round to it yet you’d be well advised to insulate your loft and cavity walls whilst it’s still cheap.
At the moment both forms of insulation are subsidised under the government’s Carbon Emissions Reduction Target …
January 25th, 2012 | Energy Saving Tips, Government Action
The Court of Appeal today rejected the government’s appeal against a high court ruling that they acted unlawfully by halving the feed in tariff from 12 December. The High court had refused leave to appeal on the grounds that there was no prospect of success, but the government went ahead …
January 20th, 2012 | Government Action
If you thought you’d lost the 44.3p feed in tariff because you installed PV after December 12, you may be in luck – as long as you get those panels up by March 3rd. The government is appealing against a high court ruling that it acted illegally in imposing its …
January 10th, 2012 | Government Action
The government is appealing against the decision of the High Court that it acted illegally over its sudden changes to Feed In Tariffs (See earlier posts). The High Court judge initially refused leave to appeal on the grounds that any appeal would have “no realistic chance of success”. However, ministers …
January 5th, 2012 | Government Action
It seems there is still time to install home Photovoltaics and benefit from the higher Feed -In Tariffs on offer. The High Court decision to strike out the 12 December as the effective date for FIT tariff reductions means that the race is back on to install Photovoltaics as soon …
December 21st, 2011 | Government Action
A high court judge today described the government’s plans to halve FIT tariffs from December 12th as ‘legally flawed’ and ordered a judicial review. We’re not surprised. Read the full account here
December 19th, 2011 | Government Action, Locals Taking Action
Friends of the Earth and two solar installation companies have been given leave to apply to the high court for a judicial review of the government’s decision to halve Feed In Tariffs from 12 December. The hearing is expected to take place this week. Click here for the …
December 12th, 2011 | Climate Change, Government Action, International Action
Estimates vary, but the consensus is that last week’s Climate Summit in South Africa finally reached agreement to a legally binding framework that will consign our children’s children to an increase in global temperature of between 2 and 4 degrees.
In a strange example of truthful despair, the politicians trumpeted the …
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Our very own Jon Cooke’s amazingly helpful book has been reprinted and is now once more available at the bargain price of £5.00. Order one here or drop in at Burway Books
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