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- Iceland elects 41-year-old environmentalist as prime minister Wed, 6 Dec 17, 3:04amKatrin Jakobsdottir, the 41-year-old chairwoman of the Left-Green Movement, has been elected Prime Minister of Iceland. One of the most well-liked politicians in Iceland, Jakobsdottir, a former education minister and avowed...
- Quote of the Week, down under edition Sun, 8 Sep 13, 2:00pmMany Australians are celebrating the win of Tony Abbott and his coalition government as a vote by the populace against the much hated Carbon Tax ramrodded by former prime minister Julia Gillard...
- UK’s New Environment Secretary Appointment Raises Cause for Concern Among Green Groups Thu, 6 Sep 12, 5:39amYesterday UK Prime Minister David Cameron reshuffled his cabinet in the first major restructuring since the coalition Conservative-Lib Dem government came to power in 2010...
- EDF Energy to press ahead with nuclear plans after receiving assurances from Chris Huhne Thu, 27 May 10, 9:05amEnergy and climate change secretary "will take pragmatic approach" to new power stations, says EDF's Vincent de RivazEDF Energy will announce today that it has received sufficient reassurances from the energy and climate...
- Green services face axe in coalition savings plan Tue, 25 May 10, 11:39pmUK government environment departments say £250m of cuts will have to come from conservation and green building schemesGreen organisations were today assessing how hard they would be hit by the £250m of cuts imposed by the...
- Coalition must commit to zero-carbon future for our homes and offices | John Alker Thu, 20 May 10, 9:37pmThe construction industry has made huge progress on green buildings, but a wave of uncertainty is sweeping through the sectorDavid Cameron said last week that this was going to be "the greenest government ever", so why am...
- Cameron: I want coalition to be the 'greenest government ever' Sat, 15 May 10, 12:34amPM announces commitment to 10:10 campaign during visit to Department of Energy and Climate Change with Chris HuhneThe prime minister has said he wants the new coalition administration to be "the greenest government ever"...
- Coalition environment ministers: who's who Thu, 13 May 10, 11:59pmProfiles of Chris Huhne, Caroline Spelman and Philip Hammond, the ministerial team that will drive UK climate and environment policyChris Huhne: energy and climate change secretary (Liberal Democrat)After a career as a City...
- Liberal Democrats abandon manifesto pledge to oppose new nuclear power stations Fri, 14 May 10, 1:40amLiberal Democrats will not stand in the way of privately funded nuclear plants, says energy secretary Chris HuhneThe Liberal Democrats have thrown overboard one of their most distinctive election pledges and will not stand...