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Month: April 2008

When power brings poverty

Posted on 5 April 2008

Or why a billion pounds invested in energy services may leak out through the breaches All of us in Europe are used to live under the everyday pressure of publicity: mobile operators offer new tariffs, discounts on trendy phones or presents for loyal clients. It seems now is the time for energy distributors. We used…

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Biofuels: “Crime Against Humanity”

Posted on 5 April 2008

The ongoing debate about biofuels is very diverse. What first seemed a good option to fight climate change has now caused concern in different fields. Especially since the EU decided last March that until 2020 10% of biofuels should substitute conventional energies, many criticize not only the unclear ecological contribution of biofuels but also increasing…

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Green Guidelines on the Future of the Energy Sector in Europe The historical importance of energy in Europe

Posted on 4 April 2008

The Energy sector has been always a hot topic at the European level, even a cornerstone of the European Union since its foundation. Even more so, the ancestor of the EU is the European Community on Coal and Steel (ECSC) which was all about energy safety and war prevention. Also, one of the first treaties…

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Outcomes from the Winter Camp: Tips on energy saving!

Posted on 4 April 2008

The first step to the solution of the world’s energy problems is to reduce the energy consumption. According to the greenbook of energy efficiency of the European commission an average household, dependent on the current consumption, could save 200 to 1000 Euros of energy costs a year. Here are some easy energy-saving tips for you:…

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European Youth: the Power of the Future!

Posted on 4 April 2008

From the 15th till the 23rd of March 2008 Nantes sheltered more than 50 young greens from all over Europe, who gathered to discuss the topic of energy from an environmental point of view. Under the inspiring name of Winter camp 2008, “European Youth: the Power of the Future!”, the Greens, coming from different countries…

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Join Captain Climate, fight climate change!

Posted on 4 April 2008

Keep it cool! The new FYEG campaign. Since September 2007 FYEG is running a new campaign, and as already announced during the last GA in Vienna the campaign is on climate change. Raising awareness among Greens, people, and governments to take action in the fight against climate change is the main goal of the campaign….

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Risking food for fuel? Europe, agrofuels and food security

Posted on 4 April 2008

You have probably heard about the big “food versus fuel” debate in the media recently. This debate focuses on the fear that growing competition between agrofuels and food commodities will have adverse effects on the food security of the poor. But how much of this story is true? Will the EU really be responsible for…

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Coal kills

Posted on 4 April 2008

Coal is dirty and dislocates people. In the state of Brandenburg, in east Germany, more than 1000 people will be thrown out of their houses and villages within the next 10-15 year. The reason: they live on brown coal. Next to houses and cultural heritage, nature and animal habitat gets lost to the excavating machines…

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Change of tactics? An alternative way to stop nuclear power

Posted on 4 April 2008

Greens everywhere have been fighting nuclear power for quite a while now. Some of us have been more, some less successful in our attempts. Looking back we can conclude that we have hindered or even stopped the growth of the nuclear sector but have failed in making Europe a nuclear free zone. The reasons for…

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Powerful Russia

Posted on 4 April 2008

One of the greatest challenges that the European Union faces is the need to simultaneously de-carbonise the economy and energy production, in order to rein in climatic change, while simultaneously ensuring future energy supply security. Particularly in the context of climate change the energy source of increasing importance is natural gas, as it is the…

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