Geoffrey Lean: Reducing consumption of fossil fuels saves money Sadly it’s all a little more complex than that: if that’s all there were to it then we’d all be cutting our consumption of fossil fuels and there wouldn’t be any problem, would there? We can reduce our consumption of fossil fuels, of course: if we decide to reduce

Unconventional fuels, that is gas or oil from coal, shale and tar sands are a bit helpful for security of supply but about the worst thing going for the environement. How much energy do we get for every pound of carbon we send into the atmosphere? Fossil fuels are hydrocarbons, meaning they consist of atoms of

On April 1st, take aim at your local Fossil Fool We are living through both alarming and amazing times: financial systems are creaking, climate change is being felt around the world, and the peak in fossil fuels fast approaches. Cracks are widening daily throughout the fossil fuel empire, and change is coming whether we like it or not.

It is becoming embarrassing to witness how very stupid the Speaker of the House is. She advocates for natural gas as opposed to fossil fuels not knowing that natural gas is a fossil fuel that is usually found when and where drilling for oil takes place. It would, however, seem that her concern for the natural environment was a bit undercut when she insisted that the military equivalent of a 757 be...

I thought I would share some recent correspondence I had with the Labour PPC for Charnwood Eric Goodyer on the subject of Oil and Gas Security:- Good morning Roger I hope that you are well. Putting aside our differences on renewable energy, I have a question for you on fossil fuels. How would you propose to ensure

Europe must reduce its oil demand by over half within the next forty years to tackle climate change and address growing difficulties in securing access to fossil fuels, an EU consultative body argued last week (9 January).

Promises, promises “No more dirty coal, no nuclear… dependence on fossil fuels undermines the fight for human rights” so said Nick Clegg to the Liberal Democrats conference yesterday. And this really sums up the Lib Dems. Yes the UK would be far, far better off if it didn’t rely on fossil fuels and didn’t

An overhaul of world farming and more vegetarianism should be top priorities to protect the environment, along with curbs on fossil fuel use, a UN-backed study said on Wednesday (2 June).

The European Commission's Second Strategic Energy Review warns that net imports of fossil fuels will remain constant until 2020 despite EU efforts to move towards a 'low carbon' economy. Gas supply security takes centre stage in the review.  

Lib Demmer Nich Starling of Norfolk Blogger fame accuses the Tories of wasting even more time and scarce carbon fuels in Norfolk than we already knew about. Hat tip: Alix Mortimer / @alixmortimer.LoL site feed